19860105000329A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna P172D · Anderson, IN · January 5, 1986

Date: January 5, 1986 · 22:05 local
Place: Anderson, IN
Airport: Anderson Municipal
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N8521X
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI86LA060
Reported as: Cessna P172D
Reported engine: Continental O470BCI
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 550 total35 in this make and model35 in the last 90 days

N8521XRegistration cancelled Mar 6, 2021 · Cessna P172DS/N P17257121 · Built 1962 Airframe modelCessna P172D Engine modelContinental GO-300 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Encountered gusty winds during flare and made a hard landing on the nose wheel.

As the FAA filed it

ENCOUNTERED GUSTY WINDS DURING FLARE AND MADE A HARD LANDING ON THE NOSE WHEEL.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB CHI86LA060Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAnderson, INThe acft touched down hard on the nose gear during a x-wind landing. The plt reported the acft dropped to the rwy from an alt of aprx 10 ft AGL. Reported winds at the time of the accident were from 240 degs at 15 KTS gusting to 23 KTS.Jan 6, 1986 · Substantial damage