# Incident 19851224068579I: Cessna 152, Wichita Falls, TX, December 24, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 24, 1985, 09:30 local time
- Place: Wichita Falls, TX
- Airport: Sheppard Afb Wichita Falls Mu
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9137° N, 98.4934° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wichita Falls, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9137&lon=-98.4934&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6553L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6553L-2018-05-31) (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: 28 total, 27 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851224068579I

## Narrative

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

SOLO STUDENT REDUCED POWER LANDED SHORT AND BOUNCED ONTO RUNWAY WHERE THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED.

## Other reports on N6553L (1)

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

- [Accident 20150618023499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150618023499A), Jun 18, 2015: Cessna 152 (N6553L), St. Augustine, FL, Substantial damage. On June 18, 2015, about 1422 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 152, N6553L, was substantially damaged during a forced landing following a loss of engine power on…

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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