# Incident 19861019079069I: Cessna A152, Rockford, IL, October 19, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 19, 1986, 21:15 local time
- Place: Rockford, IL
- Airport: Greater Rockford
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.2711° N, 89.0940° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rockford, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2711&lon=-89.0940&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4799A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4799A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A152 (registry code 2071836, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A152
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 350 total, 20 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861019079069I

## Narrative

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

PILOT BECAME DISTRACTED AND LANDED HARD. NOSEWHEEL SEPARATED FROM AIRCRAFT. PILOT SCHEDULED FOR A REEXAMINATION.

## Other reports on N4799A (1)

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

- [Accident 19850508035209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850508035209A), May 8, 1985: Cessna A152 (N4799A), West Bend, WI, Substantial damage. Ran out of fuel on short final, landed in soft grass area where the nose gear collapsed and aircraft flipped over.

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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