# Incident 19791030053269I: Cessna 172M, Middlefield, OH, October 30, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 30, 1979, 20:45 local time
- Place: Middlefield, OH
- Airport: Geauga Co
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.4496° N, 81.0629° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GEAUGA COUNTY (7G8), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4496&lon=-81.0629&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9135H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9135H-2013-05-22) (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
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 240 total, 110 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/19791030053269I

## Narrative

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

PILOT LANDED HARD, BOUNCED, LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL.

## Other reports on N9135H (1)

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

- [Accident 19800924044429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800924044429A), Sep 24, 1980: Cessna 172M (N9135H), Strongsville, OH, Destroyed. Pilot attempted go around after landing too long crashed into wires at end of field.

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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