# Incident 19780406008149I: Cessna 152, Ford Island, HI, April 6, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 6, 1978, 09:35 local time
- Place: Ford Island, HI
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Location: 21.3643° N, 157.9620° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ford Island, HI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=21.3643&lon=-157.9620&mi=10
- Aircraft: N24986, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N24986) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 17 total, 17 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780406008149I

## Narrative

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

HARD LANDING CAUSED NOSE GEAR TO COLLAPSE.

## Other reports on N24986 (2)

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

- [Incident 19950507047339I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950507047339I), May 7, 1995: Cessna 152 (N24986), Honolulu, HI, Minor damage. Narrative: on may 07, 1995, student pilot patricia richman made a hard landing at Honolulu International Airport. No injuries to the occupants, minor damage to…
- [Incident 19910106004459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910106004459I), Jan 6, 1991: Cessna 152 (N24986), Honolulu, HI, Minor damage. Aircraft porpoised four times on touch down. Nose gear collapsed.

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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