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CHI85LA375

1985-07-25 · DETROIT, Michigan, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport DET

Current FAA registration · N6508K

Make / Model
CESSNA 172P
Year of manufacture
1980 · 5 years old at event
Engine
LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 hp)
Seats / Engines
4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19800910
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A89034

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE PILOT WAS ON A VFR VASI APPROACH TO THE ATC CONTROLLED ARPT 5091 FT RUNWAY. DURING LD ROUND OUT THE PILOT SAID IT FELD LIKE THE ACFT WAS 'PUSHED' DOWN ONTHE RUNWAY. THE ACFT BOUNCED AND THEN LD ON THE NOSE WHEEL. THE PILOT SAID A HELICOPTER WAS IN A HOVER JUST RIGHT OF THE RUNWAY IN THE FLARE,TOUCHDOWN AREA. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1985_CHI85LA375.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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