# Accident 19830801037399A: Cessna A185F, Elyria, OH, August 1, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 1, 1983, 09:20 local time
- Place: Elyria, OH
- Airport: Lorain Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3443° N, 82.1776° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LORAIN COUNTY RGNL (LPR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3443&lon=-82.1776&mi=10
- Aircraft: N70498 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185F
- Reported engine: CONT IO520*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 292 total, 227 in this make and model, 61 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI83LA344](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA344) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830801037399A

## Narrative

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

FISHTAILED ON CROSSWIND LANDING ROLL CAUSED THE LEFT MAIN GEAR TO COLLAPSE.

## 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 CHI83LA344](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA344), Aug 1, 1983: Cessna 185 (N70498), Elyria, OH, substantial damage

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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