# Accident 19850929048259A: Cessna 152, Dansville, NY, September 29, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 29, 1985, 14:35 local time
- Place: Dansville, NY
- Airport: Dansville
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5609° N, 77.6907° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5609&lon=-77.6907&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6135P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6135P-1991-08-15) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 55 total, 55 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC85LA255](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85LA255) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850929048259A

## Narrative

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

FLARED TOO HIGH AND BOUNCED. ON NEXT LANDING NOSE GEAR HIT FIRST AND COLLAPSED. FIRE STARTED AFTER AIRCRAFT STOPPED

## 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 NYC85LA255](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85LA255), Sep 29, 1985: Cessna 152 (N6135P), Dansville, NY, destroyed

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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