# Accident 19850804040499A: Cessna 210N, Melbourne, FL, August 4, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 4, 1985, 13:09 local time
- Place: Melbourne, FL
- Airport: Melbourne Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.0803° N, 80.6000° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.0803&lon=-80.6000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4744C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4744C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210N (registry code 2073453, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210N
- Reported engine: CONT IO520L
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 628 total, 174 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA85LA226](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA85LA226) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850804040499A

## Narrative

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

SWERVED AFTER TOUCHDOWN. PILOTS CORRECTION TOO LATE TO STOP AIRCRAFT FROM HITTING A DRAINAGE DITCH.

## 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 MIA85LA226](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA85LA226), Aug 4, 1985: Cessna 210N (N4744C), Melbourne, FL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4744C (1)

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

- [Incident 19870109026339I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870109026339I), Jan 9, 1987: Cessna 210N (N4744C), Coatesville, PA, Minor damage. Pilot preoccupied with cockpit conversation failed to lower gear for landing.

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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