# Incident 19851006059159I: Cessna 172M, Romulus, NY, October 6, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 6, 1985, 13:44 local time
- Place: Romulus, NY
- Airport: Seneca Army Depot
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.7518° N, 76.8351° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Romulus, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7518&lon=-76.8351&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9885V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9885V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 168 total, 30 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851006059159I

## Narrative

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

PILOT MADE UNAUTHORIZED LANDING ON ARMY AIRPORT. GRIPPER HAD FAILED ON PILOTS PROSTHETIC FOREARM.

## Other reports on N9885V (1)

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

- [Incident 20020704019329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020704019329I), Jul 4, 2002: Cessna 172M (N9885V), Amsterdam, NY, Minor damage. (-23) While on final approach to Longwell Airport just prior to touch down a wind gust forced the aircraft off course resulting in the aircraft landing in the…

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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