# Incident 19830715040409I: Cessna 172N, Fortuna, CA, July 15, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 15, 1983, 22:00 local time
- Place: Fortuna, CA
- Airport: Rohnerville
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.5539° N, 124.1327° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ROHNERVILLE (FOT), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5539&lon=-124.1327&mi=10
- Aircraft: N734LE, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N734LE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 371 total, 100 in this make and model, 44 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830715040409I

## Narrative

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

LANDED HARD ON THE NOSE WHEEL ON NIGHT PRACTICE LANDING. DAMAGED NOSE GEAR AND PROPELLER.

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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