# Incident 19811109081609I: Cessna 185, Greeley, CO, November 9, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 9, 1981, 09:00 local time
- Place: Greeley, CO
- Airport: Weld Co Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4233° N, 104.7091° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Greeley, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4233&lon=-104.7091&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2303L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2303L-1989-02-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A185F (registry code 2072821, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185
- Reported engine: CONT IO520D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 315 total, 195 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811109081609I

## Narrative

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

NOSED UP ON LANDING ROLL AFTER LOSING DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT. NO BRAKE DEFECTS.

## Other reports on N2303L (1)

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

- [Incident 19800518052689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800518052689I), May 18, 1980: Cessna A185F (N2303L), Greeley, CO, Minor damage. Tailwheel aircraft ground looped on takeoff. Pilot had no previous experience in type aircraft.

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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