# Incident 19790413010149I: Cessna 172M, Windsor Locks, CT, April 13, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 13, 1979, 11:50 local time
- Place: Windsor Locks, CT
- Airport: Bradley International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.9390° N, 72.6843° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BRADLEY INTL (BDL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9390&lon=-72.6843&mi=10
- Aircraft: N80090, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N80090) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 80 total, 14 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/19790413010149I

## Narrative

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

PILOT LANDED LONG INSTEAD OF PROPER PROCEDURE OF TOUCHDOWN PRIOR TO LIFTOFF POINT OF PRECEEDING LARGE JET.

## Other reports on N80090 (1)

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

- [Incident 20170527004639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170527004639I), May 27, 2017: Cessna 172M (N80090), Lena, WI, No damage. Pilot was at cruising altitude of 3500 ft. MSL and noticed oil pressure moving out of the green arc. Engine began to decrease in RPM and no engine oil…

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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