# Incident 19880406017009I: Cessna 177B, Blacksburg, VA, April 6, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 6, 1988, 14:45 local time
- Place: Blacksburg, VA
- Airport: Virginia Tech
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.2313° N, 80.4267° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Blacksburg, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2313&lon=-80.4267&mi=10
- Aircraft: N13411, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N13411) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880406017009I

## Narrative

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

PILOT MADE A NOSE HIGH HARD LANDING  STABILIZER CONTACTED THE RUNWAY AT TOUCHDOWN.

## Other reports on N13411 (2)

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

- [Incident 19930808033429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930808033429I), Aug 8, 1993: Cessna P206A (N13411), Blacksburg, VA, Minor damage. While practicing a short field landing pilot allowed aircraft to porpoise on landing. Made go around. Landed.
- [Accident 19840601024229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840601024229A), Jun 1, 1984: Cessna 177B (N13411), New Paltz, NY, Substantial damage. Bounced and lost control landing in a crosswind. Drifted off runway alignment and settled into rocks.

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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