# Accident 19850217003669A: Cessna 152, Jeannette, PA, February 17, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 17, 1985, 13:30 local time
- Place: Jeannette, PA
- Airport: Boquet Airpark Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.3295° N, 79.6203° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3295&lon=-79.6203&mi=10
- Aircraft: N69142, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N69142) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYC O235*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC85LA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85LA068) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850217003669A

## Narrative

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

HARD LANDING (.4)THE STUDENT PLT WAS PRACTICING TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS WHEN ON THE SECOND LANDING THE ACFT BOUNCED. THE ACFT DRIFTED LEFT OF THE CENTERLINE AND LANDED WITH THE LEFT MAIN GEAR IN SOFT, WET SNOW. THE ACFT CONTINUED TO ROLL OVER THE SNOW FOR APRX 200 FT WHERE IT NOSED OVER AFTER CONTACTING AN AREA OF MUD.

## 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 NYC85LA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85LA068), Feb 17, 1985: Cessna 152 (N69142), Jeannette, PA, substantial damage

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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