# Accident 19810520027019A: Cessna 172RG, Perry, FL, May 20, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 20, 1981, 14:30 local time
- Place: Perry, FL
- Airport: Perry-Foley
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.0708° N, 83.5815° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PERRY-FOLEY (FPY), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0708&lon=-83.5815&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6117R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6117R-2013-09-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172RG (registry code 2072438, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172rg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172RG
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 536 total, 2 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA81DLA26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81DLA26) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810520027019A

## Narrative

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

PILOT MADE HARD LANDING AND BOUNCED. AIRCRAFT DRIFTED OFF SIDE OF RUNWAY AND NOSE WHEEL BROKE OFF.

## 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 MIA81DLA26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81DLA26), May 20, 1981: Cessna 172RG (N6117R), Perry, FL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6117R (2)

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

- [Accident 20090825049489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090825049489A), Aug 25, 2009: Cessna 172RG (N6117R), Rockaway, NJ, Substantial damage. On 08/25/2009 Mr. Fischer was PIC of N6117R, he occupied the left seat, giving Ms. Gittens, a cfi-a student, dual instruction. During an in flight maunever,…
- [Incident 19960426008759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960426008759I), Apr 26, 1996: Cessna 172RG (N6117R), Lancaster, PA, Minor damage. Narrative: on April 26, 1996, at 0845 hours, a Cessna, model 172-RG, registration no. N6117R, registered to garden spot aviation inc., made a gear-up landing…

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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