19800401013029A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 177 · Schenectady, NY · April 1, 1980

Date
April 1, 1980 · 14:02 local
Place
Schenectady, NY
Airport
Schenectady Co
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N261TS
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC80FFA13
Reported as
Cessna 177
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,500 total200 in this make and model4 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.

Door came open. Distracted pilot for landing. Hit runway nose first, power on. Ballooned off runway.

As the FAA filed it

DOOR CAME OPEN. DISTRACTED PILOT FOR LANDING. HIT RUNWAY NOSE FIRST, POWER ON. BALLOONED OFF RUNWAY.

NTSB investigation

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