# Incident 19820902052589I: Cessna 172G, Alton, IL, September 2, 1982

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 2, 1982, 19:49 local time
- Place: Alton, IL
- Airport: Civic Memorial
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9039° N, 90.1512° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Alton, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9039&lon=-90.1512&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3630L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3630L-1990-03-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172G (registry code 2072420, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172G
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 237 total, 237 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820902052589I

## Narrative

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

WHILE TAXIING INTO THE SOD TIE DOWN AREA THE NOSE WHEEL FELL INTO A DEEP HOLE. HOLE NOT VISIBLE FROM AIRCRAFT.

## Other reports on N3630L (1)

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

- [Accident 19870320007109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870320007109A), Mar 20, 1987: Cessna 172G (N3630L), Linden, MI, Substantial damage. Too high on approach. Engine failed as power applied to go around. Nosed over landing. Improper valve clearance.

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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