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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 172P · Fort Wayne, IN · June 24, 1987

Date
June 24, 1987 · 15:10 local
Place
Fort Wayne, IN
Airport
Smith Field Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N52362
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI87LA157
Reported as
Cessna 172P
Reported engine
Lycoming O320D2J
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
77 total7 in this make and model18 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Landed hard from a fast approach and collapsed nose gear. A friction fire ensued. Pilot blamed airspeed indicator.

As the FAA filed it

LANDED HARD FROM A FAST APPROACH AND COLLAPSED NOSE GEAR. A FRICTION FIRE ENSUED. PILOT BLAMED AIRSPEED INDICATOR.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.