# Accident 19800829041159A: Cessna 337H, Gainesville, FL, August 29, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 29, 1980, 12:25 local time
- Place: Gainesville, FL
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.6516° N, 82.3248° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gainesville, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.6516&lon=-82.3248&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1395L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1395L-2007-12-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 337H (registry code 2075732, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-337h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-360 series (registry code 17025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 337H
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 790 total, 58 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA80DLA36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80DLA36) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800829041159A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING SHORT FIELD LANDING AND HIT RUNWAY TOO HARD, CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA80DLA36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80DLA36), Aug 29, 1980: Cessna 337 (N1395L), Gainsville, FL, substantial damage

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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