# Incident 19881030062079I: Cessna 177B, Tuscaloosa, AL, October 30, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 30, 1988, 15:30 local time
- Place: Tuscaloosa, AL
- Airport: Tuscaloosa Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.2206° N, 87.6114° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Tuscaloosa National Airport (TCL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2206&lon=-87.6114&mi=10
- Aircraft: N34979, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N34979) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 6 in this make and model, 110 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881030062079I

## Narrative

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

HARD LANDING. BOUNCED BUT RECOVERED CONTROL. PROPELLER TIPS TIRE AND RIM DAMAGE.

## Other reports on N34979 (1)

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

- [Incident 19801204085999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801204085999I), Dec 4, 1980: Cessna 177 (N34979), Topeka, KS, Minor damage. Aircraft being taxied between row of parked aircraft struck rudder and trim tab of N9707K.

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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