# Accident 19850828043809A: Cessna 404CESSNA, Huntington, WV, August 28, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 28, 1985, 04:56 local time
- Place: Huntington, WV
- Airport: Tri State Walker Long Field Ar
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 38.3096° N, 82.4902° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3096&lon=-82.4902&mi=10
- Aircraft: N255CS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N255CS-2012-11-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 404 (registry code 2075901, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-404) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental GTSI0-520-F-K (registry code 17031, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-gtsi0-520-f-k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 404CESSNA
- Reported engine: CONT GTSIO520M
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,146 total, 810 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL85LA262](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85LA262) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850828043809A

## Narrative

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

MISJUDGED HEIGHT TO RUNWAY BECAUSE OF LOW FOG COVERAGE AND NIGHT LANDING.  SHEARED LANDING GEAR ON A HARD LANDING.

## 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 ATL85LA262](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85LA262), Aug 28, 1985: Cessna 404 (N255CS), Huntington, WV, 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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