# Accident 19850906076299A: Cessna 172P, Ann Arbor, MI, September 6, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 6, 1985, 22:00 local time
- Place: Ann Arbor, MI
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.2229° N, 83.7457° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2229&lon=-83.7457&mi=10
- Aircraft: N54452, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N54452) (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
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 180 total, 39 in this make and model, 155 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI85LA371](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA371) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850906076299A

## Narrative

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

MADE A HARD LANDING CAUSING MAIN TIRE TO BLOW OUT. IMPACT WRINKLED THE FIREWALL AND SPRUNG THE LEFT GEAR.

## 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 CHI85LA371](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA371), Sep 7, 1985: Cessna 172P (N54452), Ann Arbor, MI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N54452 (1)

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

- [Accident 19870829050429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870829050429A), Aug 29, 1987: Cessna 172P (N54452), Chicago/Wheelin, IL, Substantial damage. Veered off the runway on the landing roll. Ran into a ditch and nosed over. Indicates pilot landed in a crab angle.

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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