# Incident 19860503027529I: Cessna 152, Sumter, SC, May 3, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 3, 1986, 09:00 local time
- Place: Sumter, SC
- Airport: Sumter Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9950° N, 80.3613° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SUMTER (SMS), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9950&lon=-80.3613&mi=10
- Aircraft: N65563, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N65563) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 42 total, 42 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860503027529I

## Narrative

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

SOLO STUDENT BOUNCED DURING LANDING. NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. STUDENT BLAMED GUSTY WIND ON SURFACE.

## Other reports on N65563 (1)

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

- [Incident 19910428018189I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910428018189I), Apr 28, 1991: Cessna 152 (N65563), East Hampton, NY, Minor damage. Student stated a strong gusty caused him to drift and touch down in a crab. Damaged nosewheel and propeller.

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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