# NTSB IAD80DID02: Cessna T-41, N31FL, Richmond, VA, November 9, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 9, 1979
- Place: Richmond, VA · RICHMOND, VA
- Location: 37.5538° N, 77.4603° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Richmond, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5538&lon=-77.4603&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 10, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133259
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD80DID02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD80DID02

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3447   79/11/9   RICHMOND,VA         CESSNA T-41         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 306
        TIME - 1930                    N31FL               PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 4 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BYRD INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PETERSBURG,VA               RICHMOND,VA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ELECTRICAL FAILURE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
        REMARKS- PLT LANDED AT HIGHER THAN NORMAL AIRSPEED DUE TO ENG ROUGH IDLE DRG PREFLIGHT RUNUP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N31FL](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N31FL-2019-05-21), registration cancelled 2019-05-21, S/N R172-0223, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T-41
- Registry model: [Cessna R172E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r172e) (registry code 2072413) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (registry code 17025, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Byrd Intl

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19791109031949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791109031949A), Nov 9, 1979: Cessna 172, Richmond, VA, Substantial damage. Pilot made hard fast night landing,due to engine stopping,at a low power setting. Airplane bounced,blew nose tire.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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