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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 185F · Nogales, AZ · April 23, 1984

Date: April 23, 1984 · 11:45 local
Place: Nogales, AZ
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N9953N
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX84LA266
Reported as: Cessna 185F
Reported engine: Continental IO520D
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 196 total176 in this make and model82 in the last 90 days

N9953NRegistration cancelled Aug 9, 1995 · Cessna A185FS/N 18504376 Airframe modelCessna A185F

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What happened

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

Pilot flared aircraft too high and it dropped in causing substantial damage.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT FLARED AIRCRAFT TOO HIGH AND IT DROPPED IN CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB LAX84LA266Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportNogales, AZThe acft landed hard bounced and swerved on and off the rwy. When the acft stopped the left main gear had collapsed. Theplt reported that the wind blew him but the manager of the arpt said the plt flared too high.Apr 23, 1984 · Substantial damage