# Incident 19890322015379I: Cessna 177B, Columbia, MD, March 22, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 22, 1989, 12:20 local time
- Place: Columbia, MD
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2404° N, 76.8394° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Columbia, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2404&lon=-76.8394&mi=10
- Aircraft: N621PW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N621PW) (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 IO360B1F6
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 800 total, 725 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890322015379I

## Narrative

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

MISTAKENLY ATTEMPTED TO LAND AT CLOSED AIRPORT. MANAGER DROVE TRUCK ON RUNWAY TO PREVENT LANDING. LANDED ELSEWHERE.

## Other reports on N621PW (1)

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

- [Accident 19950523013099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950523013099A), May 23, 1995: Cessna 177B (N621PW), Allentown, PA, Substantial damage. Ballooned on landing. Came back down nose wheel first and porpoised.

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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