# Incident 19880731040959I: Cessna 152, Leander, TX, July 31, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 31, 1988, 15:00 local time
- Place: Leander, TX
- Airport: Kitty Hill
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.5788° N, 97.8531° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Leander, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.5788&lon=-97.8531&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4860B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4860B) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,420 total, 500 in this make and model, 260 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880731040959I

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT DURING  ABORTED TRAINING FLIGHT FOR SOFT FIELD TAKEOFF. DAMAGE TO PROP AND NOSE GEAR.

## Other reports on N4860B (2)

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

- [Accident 19821028057569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821028057569A), Oct 28, 1982: Cessna 152 (N4860B), Aztec, NM, Substantial damage. Student pilot allowed aircraft to porpoise on landing until the nose gear collapsed.
- [Incident 19820104032329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820104032329I), Jan 4, 1982: Cessna 152 (N4860B), Page, AZ. Student pilot made a precautionary off airport landing due to low fuel indication.

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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