# NTSB MIA80DLA36: Cessna 337, N1395L, Gainsville, FL, August 29, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 29, 1980
- Place: Gainsville, FL · GAINSVILLE, FL
- Location: 29.6516° N, 82.3248° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gainesville, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.6516&lon=-82.3248&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 6, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129135
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA80DLA36
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80DLA36

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2438  80/8/29    GAINSVILLE,FL       CESSNA 337          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 46, 789
        TIME - 1625                    N1395L              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 59 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GAINSVILLE MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ST MARY,GA                  GAINSVILLE,FL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1395L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1395L-2007-12-06), registration cancelled 2007-12-06, S/N 33701887, built 1979 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 337
- Registry model: [Cessna 337H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-337h) (registry code 2075732) (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: Gainsville Muni

## 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 19800829041159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800829041159A), Aug 29, 1980: Cessna 337H, Gainesville, FL, Substantial damage. Pilot was attempting short field landing and hit runway too hard, causing substantial damage.

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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