# Accident 19850810038519A: Cessna 172P, Hays, KS, August 10, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 10, 1985, 16:00 local time
- Place: Hays, KS
- Airport: Hays
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8692° N, 99.3098° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8692&lon=-99.3098&mi=10
- Aircraft: N98251, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N98251) (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 O320D2A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 58 total, 58 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC85LA186](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC85LA186) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850810038519A

## Narrative

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

PULLED POWER DURING SIMULATED SHORT FIELD LANDING OVER AN OBSTACLE. LANDED HARD ON NOSEWHEEL DAMAGING FIREWALL.

## 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 MKC85LA186](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC85LA186), Aug 10, 1985: Cessna 172 (N98251), Hays, KS, substantial damage

## Other reports on N98251 (1)

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

- [Incident 20090120002899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090120002899I), Jan 20, 2009: Cessna 172P (N98251), Snowden, AL, No damage. Aircraft was being delivered on a ferry permit for annual inspection. Fuel burn was considerably higher than data supplied to pilot depicted. Pilot determined…

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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