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FAA incident report · Cessna A185F · Wills Point, TX · October 27, 1979

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Date
October 27, 1979 · 14:00 local
Place
Wills Point, TX
Airport
Private
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N93937
Reported as
Cessna A185F
Reported engine
Continental IO520D
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
23,000 total14,000 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
N93937Registration cancelled Jul 27, 2011 · Cessna A185FS/N 18503265 · Built 1977Airframe modelCessna A185FEngine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot having trouble regulating power. Reduced for landing, could not increase, landed hard. Cable had buckled.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT HAVING TROUBLE REGULATING POWER. REDUCED FOR LANDING, COULD NOT INCREASE, LANDED HARD. CABLE HAD BUCKLED.