# Accident 19850224057179A: Cessna 152, Manassas, VA, February 24, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 24, 1985, 08:30 local time
- Place: Manassas, VA
- Airport: Manassas Municipal/Happy P Davis Fi
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.7468° N, 77.4826° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Manassas, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7468&lon=-77.4826&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4599L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4599L-1990-03-06) (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: 31 total, 31 in this make and model, 31 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO85LA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO85LA018) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850224057179A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT CLAIMED HE TURNED ONTO TAXIWAY AT HIGH SPEED TO AVOID BIRDS ON ROLLOUT. DEPARTED TAXIWAY INTO SOFT GROUND.

## 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 BFO85LA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO85LA018), Feb 24, 1985: Cessna 152 (N4599L), Manassas, VA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4599L (1)

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

- [Accident 19861125065309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861125065309A), Nov 25, 1986: Cessna 152 (N4599L), Manassas, VA, Substantial damage. Veered left on takeoff. Exited runway. Nosed over. Student pressure on left pedal and p factor added up excursion.

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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