# Incident 19850907050809I: Cessna 152, Mesa, AZ, September 7, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 7, 1985, 16:30 local time
- Place: Mesa, AZ
- Airport: Falcon
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4608° N, 111.7283° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FALCON FLD (FFZ), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4608&lon=-111.7283&mi=10
- Aircraft: N48600, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N48600-1989-11-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 172 total, 150 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850907050809I

## Narrative

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

NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DO A TOUCH AND GO.

## Other reports on N48600 (2)

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

- [Accident 19860502015569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860502015569A), May 2, 1986: Cessna 152 (N48600), Wickenburg, AZ, Substantial damage. Aircraft veered off runway after student touchdown with flat nose tire. Flipped over while returning to the runway.
- [Accident 19781221040379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781221040379A), Dec 21, 1978: Cessna A150K (N48600), Phoenix, AZ, Substantial damage

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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