# Incident 19850911051999I: Cessna 172N, Decatur, AL, September 11, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 11, 1985, 14:10 local time
- Place: Decatur, AL
- Airport: Decatur
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.6059° N, 86.9833° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Decatur, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6059&lon=-86.9833&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5082G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5082G) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 53 total, 27 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850911051999I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAT PORPOISED ON LANDING UNTIL NOSE TIRE BLEW OUT AND PROPELLER STRUCK THE GROUND.

## Other reports on N5082G (1)

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

- [Accident 19831015054579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831015054579A), Oct 15, 1983: Cessna 172N (N5082G), Cullman, AL, Substantial damage. Lost control on a touch and go. Left the runway and overturned. Student had full nose up trim at power application.

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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