# Incident 19800519053249I: Cessna 172E, Clearwater, FL, May 19, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 19, 1980, 16:40 local time
- Place: Clearwater, FL
- Airport: St Petersburg
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.9794° N, 82.7713° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Clearwater, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9794&lon=-82.7713&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3781S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3781S-1989-07-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172E (registry code 2072412, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 58 total, 58 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/19800519053249I

## Narrative

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

NOSE WHEEL COLLAPSED ON LANDING. TWO BOLTS MISSING FROM STRUT RETAINING BRACKET.

## Other reports on N3781S (1)

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

- [Accident 19850717034039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850717034039A), Jul 17, 1985: Cessna 172E (N3781S), Leesburg, FL, Destroyed. Attempted landing after electrical power loss on unlighted runway. Wing lost lift,struck ground. Beer consumption.

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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