# Incident 19870917063359I: Cessna 172M, Manhattan, KS, September 17, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 17, 1987, 11:00 local time
- Place: Manhattan, KS
- Airport: Manhattan Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1414° N, 96.6716° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MANHATTAN RGNL (MHK), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1414&lon=-96.6716&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6603H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6603H-1993-09-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 85 total, 7 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870917063359I

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD, BENDING THE NOSE GEAR. PILOT REEXAMINED.

## Other reports on N6603H (1)

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

- [Accident 19870719038749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870719038749A), Jul 19, 1987: Cessna 172M (N6603H), Kansas City, MO, Substantial damage. A wing struck a large sign while taxiing on a vehicle access road by mistake. No signs to warn pilots. Later posted

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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