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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172N · Detroit, MI · October 7, 1979

Date: October 7, 1979 · 12:09 local
Place: Detroit, MI
Airport: Metro
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N734LJ
Reported as: Cessna 172N
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 120 total1 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N734LJRegistered now · Cessna 172NS/N 17268935 Airframe modelCessna 172N

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot ballooned then landed hard. Damaged prop and wing tip. Moderate gusts.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT BALLOONED THEN LANDED HARD. DAMAGED PROP AND WING TIP. MODERATE GUSTS.

Other reports on N734LJ · 3

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

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