# Accident 19870408010009A: Cessna 152, Kirksville, MO, April 8, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 8, 1987, 23:00 local time
- Place: Kirksville, MO
- Airport: Kirksville Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1908° N, 92.5693° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1908&lon=-92.5693&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5515Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5515Q) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 60 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC87LA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC87LA081) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870408010009A

## Narrative

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

FAILED TO FLARE ON A NIGHT LANDING AND STRUCK THE RUNWAY NOSE WHEEL. FIRST IMPACT DAMAGED WHEEL STRUT AND FIREWALL.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MKC87LA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC87LA081), Apr 9, 1987: Cessna 152 (N5515Q), Kirksville, MO, substantial damage

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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