# Accident 19800311005419A: Cessna A185F, Addison, TX, March 11, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 11, 1980, 13:34 local time
- Place: Addison, TX
- Airport: Addison
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.9686° N, 96.8365° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ADDISON (ADS), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9686&lon=-96.8365&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4972Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4972Q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A185F (registry code 2072821, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 84 total, 84 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW80DPA07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DPA07) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800311005419A

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT WHILE LANDING IN STRONG CROSSWIND. BOUNCED,SLID SIDEWAYS. COLLAPSED GEAR.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW80DPA07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DPA07), Mar 11, 1980: Cessna A185F (N4972Q), Addison, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4972Q (1)

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

- [Incident 19941209046589I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941209046589I), Dec 9, 1994: Cessna A185F (N4972Q), Birmingham, AL, Minor damage. Taxied into ditch on way to ramp. Unlighted hazar. Sixth incident in area.

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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