# Accident 19851012067489A: Cessna 152, West Palm Beach, FL, October 12, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 12, 1985, 12:39 local time
- Place: West Palm Beach, FL
- Airport: Palm Beach International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.6602° N, 80.0905° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.6602&lon=-80.0905&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4802B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4802B-1993-02-24) (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: 59 total, 59 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA86LA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA86LA010) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851012067489A

## Narrative

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

RAISED NOSE TO STOP NOSE WHEEL SHIMMY BUT GOT AIRBORNE.  HIT HARD ON AND COLLAPSED NOSE GEAR.

## 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 MIA86LA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA86LA010), Oct 12, 1985: Cessna 152 (N4802B), West Palm Beach, FL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4802B (2)

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

- [Accident 19900124001739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900124001739A), Jan 24, 1990: Cessna 152 (N4802B), FL, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Instructor and student became missing on an instructional flight after touch and go.
- [Incident 19840305026149I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840305026149I), Mar 5, 1984: Cessna 152 (N4802B), St Albans Bay, VT, Minor damage. Had student practicing standard rate turns at 200 ft over a frozen snow covered lake. Wing tip and prop hit surface

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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