# NTSB MKC79DCA12: Cessna 177, N34VL, Rolla, MO, March 2, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 2, 1979
- Place: Rolla, MO · ROLLA, MO
- Location: 37.9464° N, 91.7611° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rolla, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9464&lon=-91.7611&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 27, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137479
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC79DCA12
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79DCA12

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0457   79/3/2    ROLLA,MO            CESSNA 177          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 54, 140
        TIME - 1545                    N34VL               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 6 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DOWNTOWN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MARKED TREE,AR              ROLLA,MO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N34VL (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Downtown

## 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 19790302003959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790302003959A), Mar 2, 1979: Cessna 177, Rolla, MO, Substantial damage. Pilot landed aircraft on nose wheel. Nose wheel collapsed. Aircraft flipped over.

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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