# Accident 19850725051829A: Cessna 172P, Detroit, MI, July 25, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 25, 1985, 09:30 local time
- Place: Detroit, MI
- Airport: Detroit City
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.4000° N, 82.9994° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4000&lon=-82.9994&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6508K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6508K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYC O320D2J
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 172 total, 13 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI85LA375](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA375) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850725051829A

## Narrative

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

BOUNCED ON LANDING AND CAME DOWN ON THE NOSE WHEEL.  DAMAGE NOTED AFTER TAXIING TO FBO.

## 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 CHI85LA375](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA375), Jul 25, 1985: Cessna 172P II (N6508K), Detroit, MI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6508K (1)

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

- [Accident 20180702009039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180702009039A), Jul 2, 2018: Cessna 172P (N6508K), Troy, MI, Substantial damage. Student pilot came in for landing at approx 0650AM. Student pilot was being observed by CFI from the ground. Student pilot bounced on landing, executed a…

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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