19850529026849A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 425 · Dayton, OH · May 29, 1985

Date
May 29, 1985 · 18:28 local
Place
Dayton, OH
Airport
James M Cox Dayton International
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N2079A
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI85FA218
Reported as
Cessna 425
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney PT6A112
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
12,220 total11 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

During test flight to evaluate a propeller system, excessive sink developed. Hard landing sheared all gear.

As the FAA filed it

DURING TEST FLIGHT TO EVALUATE A PROPELLER SYSTEM, EXCESSIVE SINK DEVELOPED. HARD LANDING SHEARED ALL GEAR.

NTSB investigation

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