# Accident 19850116001029A: Cessna 152, Franklin, PA, January 16, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 16, 1985, 15:15 local time
- Place: Franklin, PA
- Airport: Fisher Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3893° N, 79.8300° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3893&lon=-79.8300&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5497P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5497P-1998-03-10) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC85LA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85LA054) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850116001029A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER (.4)THE ACFT EXPERIENCED A NOSE GEAR COLLAPSE DURING A LANDING IN DEEP SNOW AT FRANKLIN CENTER ARPT AFTER A PARTIAL LOSS OR PWR. THE CFI AND STUDENT WERE PRACTICING APCH TO LANDING STALL RECOVERY WHEN THE ENG FAILED TO PRODUCE FULL PWR. THERE WAS UNSUFFICIENT PWR TO MAINTAIN ALT, SO THE CFI DECIDED TO LAND AT FRANKLIN CENTER. WHEN THE ACFT TOUCHED DOWN THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE ACFT SLID TO A STOP. PARTIAL PWR WAS MAINTAINED THROUGHOUT THE LANDING. THE PLT STATED THE RWY WAS COVERED WITH APRX 1 FOOT OF SNOW.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC85LA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85LA054), Jan 16, 1985: Cessna 152II (N5497P), Franklin, PA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5497P (1)

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

- [Incident 19921228055369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921228055369I), Dec 28, 1992: Cessna 152 (N5497P), Erie, PA, Minor damage. Aircraft bounced on landing. Aircraft turned left. Student tried to takeoff and hit a snow bank. Stopped.

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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