# Incident 19800123016619I: Cessna 172M, Wichita, KS, January 23, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 23, 1980, 19:15 local time
- Place: Wichita, KS
- Airport: Comotara
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.6922° N, 97.3375° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wichita, KS, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6922&lon=-97.3375&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9085H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9085H-2018-10-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 95 total, 10 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/19800123016619I

## Narrative

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

TAXIED TO PARKING AREA ADJACENT TO TAXIWAY. NOSE GEAR WENT DOWN INTO A HOLE AND THE PROP WAS DAMAGED.

## Other reports on N9085H (2)

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

- [Accident 20180430024069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180430024069A), Apr 30, 2018: Cessna 172M (N9085H), St. George'S, Substantial damage. April 30th 2018, l f Wade international airport, bermuda. Narrative provided to the miami ifo by inspector mark jarvis, aaib (uk) accident investigator: A…
- [Incident 20050915031379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050915031379I), Sep 15, 2005: Cessna 172M (N9085H), Minneapolis, MN, Minor damage. (-23) Instruction being given to a pre-solo student pilot. Aircraft porpoised on landing and landed hard damaging the nose wheel and tire.

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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