# Incident 19870202004999I: Cessna 152, Fort Worth, TX, February 2, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 2, 1987, 13:40 local time
- Place: Fort Worth, TX
- Airport: Fort Worth Meacham Field Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Location: 32.8198° N, 97.3624° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FORT WORTH MEACHAM INTL (FTW), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8198&lon=-97.3624&mi=10
- Aircraft: N49431, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N49431-1995-10-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 16 total, 16 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870202004999I

## Narrative

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

SOLO STUDENT LANDED HARD AND NOSE GEAR AXLE BOLT BROKE. NOSE WHEEL SEPARATED AS STUDENT WENT AROUND.

## Other reports on N49431 (1)

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

- [Accident 19790324005139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790324005139A), Mar 24, 1979: Cessna 152 (N49431), Mesquite, TX, Substantial damage. Student pilot lost control during landing in strong wind.

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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