# Incident 19810517035459I: Cessna 152, Lubbock, TX, May 17, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 17, 1981, 22:45 local time
- Place: Lubbock, TX
- Airport: Town And Country
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.5779° N, 101.8552° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lubbock, TX, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5779&lon=-101.8552&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6457L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6457L-2011-01-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-235-L2C (registry code 42035, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-235-l2c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 51 total, 50 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810517035459I

## Narrative

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

PILOT ATTEMPTED NIGHT LANDING ON UNLIGHTED RUNWAY DUE TO WIND SHIFT AND TOUCHED DOWN 300 FT TO THE SIDE OF AIRPORT.

## Other reports on N6457L (2)

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

- [Accident 19930613018019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930613018019A), Jun 13, 1993: Cessna 152 (N6457L), Tracy, CA, Substantial damage. Gave primary student go around. CFI added power and began raising flaps. Allowed student pull nose up and stall.
- [Accident 19850304063639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850304063639A), Mar 4, 1985: Cessna 152 (N6457L), Andrews, TX, Substantial damage. Nosed over after forced landing on dirt road when engine lost power at cruise. Failure of number 4 exhaust valve.

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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