# Incident 19810903067169I: Cessna A185E, Miami, FL, September 3, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 3, 1981, 12:05 local time
- Place: Miami, FL
- Airport: International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 25.7743° N, 80.1937° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Miami, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.7743&lon=-80.1937&mi=10
- Aircraft: N47428, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N47428) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A185E (registry code 2072818, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 700 total, 25 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810903067169I

## Narrative

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

PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON LANDING. WENT OFF SIDE OF RUNWAY.

## Other reports on N47428 (3)

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

- [Incident 19970128004309I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970128004309I), Jan 28, 1997: Cessna A185E (N47428), Watertown, SD, Minor damage. Narrative: arlo gordon, pilot in command of N47428, on January 28, 1997, veered off runway 35 at aty and flipped over after hitting ice during touch down…
- [Accident 19950814024019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950814024019A), Aug 14, 1995: Cessna A185E (N47428), Dickinson, ND, Substantial damage. Bounced ballooned landing. Wing hit ground in drift. Cartwheeled. Improper recovery. Lacked crosswind skill. (-23) pilot and two (2) passengers departed huron,…
- [Incident 19820327012159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820327012159I), Mar 27, 1982: Cessna A185E (N47428), Stuart, FL, Damage unknown. Braked heavily to avoid a dog on runway during landing roll. Nicked propeller.

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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