# Incident 19801207087349I: Cessna 172, Parkersburg, WV, December 7, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 7, 1980, 14:15 local time
- Place: Parkersburg, WV
- Airport: Wood Co
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2715° N, 81.5604° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WOOD COUNTY (WV73), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2715&lon=-81.5604&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4317Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4317Q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172L (registry code 2072432, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 25 total, 25 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/19801207087349I

## Narrative

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

ZD PILOT MADE HARD LANDING, THEN LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL.

## Other reports on N4317Q (2)

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

- [Incident 19830701036969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830701036969I), Jul 1, 1983: Cessna 172L (N4317Q), Columbus, OH, Minor damage. Dragged a wing tip during a crosswind landing. Active runway changed by tower just prior to landing.
- [Incident 19800601056262I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800601056262I), Jun 1, 1980: Cessna 172L (N4317Q), Chesapeake, OH, Minor damage. While waiting to take the runway for takeoff, aircraft was struck by a landing arcraft.

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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