# Incident 19850820051669I: Cessna 152, Plato Center, IL, August 20, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 20, 1985, 10:00 local time
- Place: Plato Center, IL
- Airport: Olson
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.3461° N, 89.2865° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at OLSON (5IL1), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3461&lon=-89.2865&mi=10
- Aircraft: N53781 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 18 total, 18 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850820051669I

## Narrative

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

SOLO STUDENT WAS TAXIING TO TIEDOWN AREA AND NOSE WHEEL WENT INTO SOFT SPOT. PROPELLER STRUCK GROUND.

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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