19791109031949A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172 · Richmond, VA · November 9, 1979

Date
November 9, 1979 · 19:35 local
Place
Richmond, VA
Airport
Byrd International
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N31FL
NTSB investigation
NTSBIAD80DID02
Reported as
Cessna 172
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
306 total4 in this make and model31 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 made hard fast night landing,due to engine stopping,at a low power setting. Airplane bounced,blew nose tire.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT MADE HARD FAST NIGHT LANDING,DUE TO ENGINE STOPPING,AT A LOW POWER SETTING.AIRPLANE BOUNCED,BLEW NOSE TIRE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.