# Incident 19820813052809I: Cessna 170A, Augusta, ME, August 13, 1982

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 13, 1982, 09:15 local time
- Place: Augusta, ME
- Airport: Augusta State
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.3207° N, 69.7973° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at AUGUSTA STATE (AUG), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.3207&lon=-69.7973&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9776A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9776A) (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
- Reported engine: CONT C145*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 495 total, 10 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820813052809I

## Narrative

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

PILOT MADE A HARD LANDING. WIND WAS OUT OF THE WEST AT 12 KNOTS.

## Other reports on N9776A (3)

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

- [Incident 19920421016899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920421016899I), Apr 21, 1992: Cessna 170A (N9776A), Rochester, NH, Minor damage. Pilot lost directional control on a crosswind landing. Veered off runway. Propeller struck runway light.
- [Incident 19890116005849I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890116005849I), Jan 16, 1989: Cessna 170A (N9776A), Freeport, ME. VFR pilot encountering deteriorating weather and getting dark, decided to land in a field. No weather briefing.
- [Incident 19880930053499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880930053499I), Sep 30, 1988: Cessna 170A (N9776A), Augusta, ME, Minor damage. After landing, hit runway light taxiing from grass to hard surface. Initially unaware of strike. Crack in prop found

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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