# Incident 19801129080649I: Cessna 170A, Ridgeland, SC, November 29, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 29, 1980, 13:40 local time
- Place: Ridgeland, SC
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.4807° N, 80.9804° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ridgeland, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4807&lon=-80.9804&mi=10
- Aircraft: N170RS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N170RS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 170A (registry code 2072304, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C145 series (registry code 17012, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c145-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total, 500 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/19801129080649I

## Narrative

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

HARD LANDING WITH SIDE LOAD FROM A CROSSWIND CONDITION, DAMAGED THE TAIL WHEEL AND ROLLED A MAIN TIRE OFF WHEEL.

## Other reports on N170RS (1)

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

- [Incident 19910202001439I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910202001439I), Feb 2, 1991: Cessna 170A (N170RS), Greenville, ME, Minor damage. Right gear axle broke on takeoff roll from lake using skis. Ski dug into snow and aircraft flipped over.

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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