# Incident 19990810029989I: Cessna 120, Cadillac, MI, August 10, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 10, 1999, 16:05 local time
- Place: Cadillac, MI
- Airport: Wexford County Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.2753° N, 85.4189° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WEXFORD COUNTY (CAD), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.2753&lon=-85.4189&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2785N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2785N-2002-09-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 120 (registry code 2071402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-120) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 120
- Reported engine: CONT C8512F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 48 total, 48 in this make and model, 48 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990810029989I

## Narrative

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

(-23) MR. DAVID LELAND STATED TO ME THAT HE WAS FLYING TO WEXFORD COUNTY AIRPORT TO TAKE A CHECK RIDE FOR HIS PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE. UPON LANDING ON RUNWAY 07 MR. LELAND STATED THAT THE TAIL WOULD NOT COME DOWN WHEN THE MAIN GEAR TOUCHED DOWN.  AFTER TOUCHING DOWN, THE AIRCRAFT STARTED VEERING RIGHT AND LIFTED OFF THE GROUND AT WHICH TIME MR. LELAND STATED HE TURNED THE YOKE HARD LEFT.  AT THIS TIME THE AIRCRAFT TURNED LEFT AND TOUCHED DOWN AGAIN HARD AND BROKE OFF THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR.  THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED SKIDDING OFF TO THE LEFT UNTIL IT RESTED IN THE GRASS ABOUT FOUR FEET ON THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY.

## Other reports on N2785N (1)

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

- [Accident 19850721032809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850721032809A), Jul 21, 1985: Cessna 120 (N2785N), Hart, MI, Substantial damage. Out of fuel on takeoff, restarted on other tank but aborted. Landed, swerved off runway side and nosed over.

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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