# Accident 19850805036999A: Cessna 172N, Wilmington, NC, August 5, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 5, 1985, 17:00 local time
- Place: Wilmington, NC
- Airport: Pilots Ridge
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2099° N, 77.9100° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2099&lon=-77.9100&mi=10
- Aircraft: N733NU (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 136 total, 40 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL85LA239](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85LA239) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850805036999A

## Narrative

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

DURING LANDING ROLLOUT,DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WAS LOST. PILOT CLAIMED WIND GUSTS. NOSE WHEEL DUG INTO SOFT DIRT.

## 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 ATL85LA239](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85LA239), Aug 5, 1985: Cessna 172N (N733NU), Wilmington, NC, 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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