# Incident 19830201023789I: Cessna 140, Walloon Lake, MI, February 1, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 1, 1983, 15:30 local time
- Place: Walloon Lake, MI
- Airport: Walloon Lake
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.2719° N, 84.9412° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Walloon Lake, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.2719&lon=-84.9412&mi=10
- Aircraft: N120U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N120U-2015-04-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 140 (registry code 2071602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140
- Reported engine: CONT C85*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 150 total, 80 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830201023789I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT STALLED ON FLARE OUT. IMPACT SEVERED THE LEFT MAIN GEAR AND BENT A WINGTIP. FROST EXISTED ON THE WINGS.

## Other reports on N120U (1)

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

- [Incident 19790601028799I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790601028799I), Jun 1, 1979: Cessna 140 (N120U), Ashland, VA, Minor damage. Pilot encountered wind shear just before touchdown from nearby thunderstorm. Started go around, decided to land.

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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