# Accident 19860105000329A: Cessna P172D, Anderson, IN, January 5, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 5, 1986, 22:05 local time
- Place: Anderson, IN
- Airport: Anderson Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1298° N, 85.7590° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1298&lon=-85.7590&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8521X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8521X-2021-03-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna P172D (registry code 2072202, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-p172d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental GO-300 series (registry code 17024, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-go-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA P172D
- Reported engine: CONT O470BCI
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 550 total, 35 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI86LA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86LA060) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860105000329A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 CHI86LA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86LA060), Jan 6, 1986: Cessna 172M (N8521X), Anderson, IN, substantial damage

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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