30.6944° N, 88.0431° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Mobile, AL, within about 7 miles.Open in the map
Date
September 29, 1979 · 10:15 local
Place
Mobile, AL
Airport
Bates
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N8423
Reported as
Cessna 172N
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
33,126 total0 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 allowed wing to come up, propeller hit runway after landing. Possible wake turbulance not confirmed or denied
As the FAA filed it
PILOT ALLOWED WING TO COME UP, PROPELLER HIT RUNWAY AFTER LANDING. POSSIBLE WAKE TURBULANCE NOT CONFIRMED OR DENIED