# Incident 19850817065549I: Cessna 120, Merrill, IA, August 17, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 17, 1985, 13:30 local time
- Place: Merrill, IA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.7204° N, 96.2519° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Merrill, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7204&lon=-96.2519&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2358N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2358N-2013-02-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 120 (registry code 2071402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-120) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 120
- Reported engine: CONT C8512F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 600 total, 100 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850817065549I

## Narrative

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

DURING HIGH SPEED TAXI TEST, AIRCRAFT STRUCK A GOPHER HOLE, BOUNCED AND STRUCK A DIKE. DAMAGE TO GEAR BOX.

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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