# Incident 19860522030309I: Cessna 172, Louisville, KY, May 22, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 22, 1986, 18:20 local time
- Place: Louisville, KY
- Airport: Bowman
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.2280° N, 85.6637° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BOWMAN FLD (LOU), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2280&lon=-85.6637&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6246E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6246E-2013-06-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172 (registry code 2072402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 902 total, 209 in this make and model, 243 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860522030309I

## Narrative

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

DURING A SHORT FIELD LANDING OVER AN OBSTACLE, A HARD LANDING WAS MADE. NOSE GEAR SEPARATED AT THE FIREWALL.

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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