# Accident 19851108058309A: Cessna 152, Lansing, MI, November 8, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 8, 1985, 16:00 local time
- Place: Lansing, MI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Go Around
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.7325° N, 84.5555° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lansing, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7325&lon=-84.5555&mi=10
- Aircraft: N24457, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N24457-2013-08-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 18 total, 18 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI86LA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86LA027) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851108058309A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK WIRES ON A GO AROUND TO A SIMULATED FORCED LANDING, THEN FLEW FOR ANOTHER HOUR BEFORE LANDING. DAMAGED WING.

## 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 CHI86LA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86LA027), Nov 8, 1985: Cessna 152 (N24457), Lansing, MI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N24457 (2)

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

- [Accident 19941231000069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941231000069A), Dec 31, 1994: Cessna 152 (N24457), New Smyrna Beac, FL, Substantial damage. Attempted flight in foggy weather. Lost ground reference. Initiated dive to regain ground reference. Struck ground.
- [Incident 19880102007949I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880102007949I), Jan 2, 1988: Cessna 152 (N24457), Charlotte, MI, Minor damage. Lost directional control on landing rollout. Veered off runway. Struck a snowbank.

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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