# Incident 19830714042089I: Cessna 177B, Mount Vernon, OH, July 14, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 14, 1983, 11:00 local time
- Place: Mount Vernon, OH
- Airport: Mount Vernon
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.3852° N, 82.4749° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mount Vernon, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3852&lon=-82.4749&mi=10
- Aircraft: N30654, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N30654) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177B (registry code 2073708, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177b) (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 177B
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1F6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 16 total, 7 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830714042089I

## Narrative

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

LANDED NOSE WHEEL FIRST. IMPACT COLLAPSED THE NOSE GEAR.

## Other reports on N30654 (1)

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

- [Accident 19850902042209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850902042209A), Sep 2, 1985: Cessna 177B (N30654), Glandorf, OH, Substantial damage. Oil pressure dropped. Struck ditch during forced landing rollout. NR3 cylinder connecting rod bearing failed.

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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