43.2571° N, 93.6366° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Forest City, IA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
February 10, 1978 · 18:00 local
Place
Forest City, IA
Airport
Municipal
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N2298S
Reported as
Cessna 210L
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,170 total90 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot observed an aircraft cut in front of him on final. He tried to land short, did so, 200 feet short.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT OBSERVED AN AIRCRAFT CUT IN FRONT OF HIM ON FINAL. HE TRIED TO LAND SHORT, DID SO, 200 FEET SHORT.