What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Hit runway nose first in high rate of descent.
As the FAA filed it
HIT RUNWAY NOSE FIRST IN HIGH RATE OF DESCENT.
FAA incident report · Cessna 172H · Blountville, TN · February 23, 1980
- Date
- February 23, 1980 · 15:15 local
- Place
- Blountville, TN
- Airport
- Tri-City
- Phase of flight
- Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules
- General operating rules (Part 91)
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Aircraft
- N8278L
- Reported as
- Cessna 172H
- People aboard
- 1
- Fatal injuries
- 0
- Pilot’s flight hours
- 375 total375 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
N8278LRegistration cancelled Jul 14, 2025 · Cessna 172HAirframe modelCessna 172HEngine modelContinental 0-300 series
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.