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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 182Q · West Lafayette, IN · September 17, 1985

Date
September 17, 1985 · 15:30 local
Place
West Lafayette, IN
Airport
Private
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N97855
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI85LA381
Reported as
Cessna 182Q
Reported engine
Continental O470U
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
785 total785 in this make and model26 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Bounced on landing, then landed on the nose gear. Sheared off the nose gear and damaged the engine firewall.

As the FAA filed it

BOUNCED ON LANDING, THEN LANDED ON THE NOSE GEAR. SHEARED OFF THE NOSE GEAR AND DAMAGED THE ENGINE FIREWALL.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.