35.0525° N, 118.1740° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Mojave, CA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
March 24, 1985 · 10:30 local
Place
Mojave, CA
Airport
Mojave
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N25315
Reported as
Cessna 152
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
35 total35 in this make and model35 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Solo crosscountry student landed on nose gear causing collapse.
As the FAA filed it
SOLO CROSSCOUNTRY STUDENT LANDED ON NOSE GEAR CAUSING COLLAPSE.