# Incident 19780811037369I: Cessna 172, Huntsville, TX, August 11, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 11, 1978, 19:45 local time
- Place: Huntsville, TX
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.7235° N, 95.5508° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Huntsville, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.7235&lon=-95.5508&mi=10
- Aircraft: N79110, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N79110-2022-01-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 300 total, 60 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780811037369I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PILOT LANDED ON PORTIN OF RUNWAY UNDER CONSTRUCTION, NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED.

## Other reports on N79110 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20200808018529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200808018529A), Aug 8, 2020: Cessna 172N (N79110), Centennial, CO, Substantial damage. This was the student's first landing of his first solo. Too much speed in the flare ultimately led to a climb out of ground effect and then a descent, landing…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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