# Incident 19831231073559I: Cessna 152, Plainfield, IL, December 31, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 31, 1983, 11:30 local time
- Place: Plainfield, IL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6294° N, 88.2456° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Plainfield, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6294&lon=-88.2456&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6112Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6112Q-1991-05-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,035 total, 700 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/19831231073559I

## Narrative

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

ROUGH ENGINE ON A DESCENT. ELECTED TO LAND ON A ROAD AND HIT A ROAD SIGN. FOUND ICE, WATER IN FUEL STRAINER.

## Other reports on N6112Q (2)

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

- [Incident 19830109004849I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830109004849I), Jan 9, 1983: Cessna 152 (N6112Q), Plainfield, IL, Minor damage. Made hard landing. During rollout on next landing the nose gear collapsed. Swerved off runway.
- [Accident 19820221004989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820221004989A), Feb 21, 1982: Cessna 152 (N6112Q), Plainfield, IL, Substantial damage. Airplane slid to edge of icy runway on landing roll. Nosed over in a snowbank. Inadequate supervision of student.

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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