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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 152 · Galway, NY · September 29, 1985

Date
September 29, 1985 · 08:35 local
Place
Galway, NY
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
Pilot school (Part 141)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N6120M
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC85LA250
Reported as
Cessna 152
Reported engine
Lycoming O235L2C
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
69 total69 in this make and model12 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.

Engine failed. Nose gear collapsed, landing in rough field. Cylinder connecting rod cap cracked, failed rod arm.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE FAILED. NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED, LANDING IN ROUGH FIELD. CYLINDER CONNECTING ROD CAP CRACKED, FAILED ROD ARM.

NTSB investigation

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