# Accident 19851110061359A: Cessna 152, Knoxville, TN, November 10, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 10, 1985, 18:55 local time
- Place: Knoxville, TN
- Airport: Downtown Island
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.9106° N, 83.8706° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9106&lon=-83.8706&mi=10
- Aircraft: N49164, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N49164) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,126 total, 35 in this make and model, 55 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL86LLT02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86LLT02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851110061359A

## Narrative

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

UNDERSHOT RUNWAY DURING NIGHT POWER OFF LANDING. TOUCHDOWN SLIGHTLY UPSLOPE. LANDED ON NOSE GEAR WHICH COLLAPSED.

## 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 ATL86LLT02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86LLT02), Nov 10, 1985: Cessna 152 (N49164), Knoxville, TN, substantial damage

## Other reports on N49164 (1)

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

- [Accident 19921025043249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921025043249A), Oct 25, 1992: Cessna 152 (N49164), Knoxville, TN, Substantial damage. Landed on turf adjacent to runway. Struck a ditch and nosed over.

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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