NTSB CAROL · Event
Event FTW85LA334
Registry · N8301X
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
CESSNA 172C
Year of manufacture
1961 · 24 years old at event
Engine
CONT MOTOR 0-300 SER (145 hp)
Seats / Engines
4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19611024
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S AB5AEB
Registrant of record
LINDEMAN RUSTY
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Factual narrative
THE STUDENT PLT, WHO HAD BEEN EXECUTING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS, STATED THAT THE ACFT BOUNCED ON TOUCHDOWN AND BEGAN PORPOISING. THE STUDENT OVER-CORRECTED AND THE ACFT SUBSEQUENTLY IMPACTED THE RUNWAY IN A NOSE LOW ATTITUDE DAMAGING THE PROP, NOSE GEAR AND THE ENGINE FIREWALL. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12
Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file
NTSB_1985_FTW85LA334.txt.
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