# Incident 19870403021509I: Cessna 2105A, Kansas City, MO, April 3, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 3, 1987, 17:30 local time
- Place: Kansas City, MO
- Airport: Kansas City Downtown Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0997° N, 94.5786° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kansas City, MO, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0997&lon=-94.5786&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4851U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4851U-2003-12-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210-5A(205A) (registry code 2073204, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210-5a-205a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 2105A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 120 total, 20 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870403021509I

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD, BREAKING THE NOSE WHEEL AND ALLOWING THE PROPELLER TO STRIKE THE RUNWAY.

## Other reports on N4851U (2)

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

- [Incident 19821002059469I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821002059469I), Oct 2, 1982: Cessna 2105 (N4851U), Olathe, KS, Minor damage. After starting engine, pilot exited aircraft to remove a chock. Aircraft pivoted to the right and struck a Cessna.
- [Accident 19751101034989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751101034989A), Nov 1, 1975: Cessna 2105A (N4851U), Lees Summit, MO, Substantial damage. Vapor return line to fuel tank and the fuel return line fm metering unit were reversed.

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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