# Accident 19850917045679A: Cessna 182Q, West Lafayette, IN, September 17, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 17, 1985, 15:30 local time
- Place: West Lafayette, IN
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4408° N, 86.9097° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4408&lon=-86.9097&mi=10
- Aircraft: N97855, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N97855) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182Q (registry code 2072732, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182Q
- Reported engine: CONT O470U
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 785 total, 785 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI85LA381](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA381) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850917045679A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 CHI85LA381](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA381), Sep 17, 1985: Cessna 182Q (N97855), West Lafayette, IN, 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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