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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna A185F · Topeka, KS · April 2, 1987

Date
April 2, 1987 · 09:10 local
Place
Topeka, KS
Airport
Forbes Field
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N1467F
NTSB investigation
NTSBMKC87LA074
Reported as
Cessna A185F
Reported engine
Continental IO520D
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,783 total1,459 in this make and model48 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

The plane landed hard and the right main gear collapsed. The pilot was attempting landing in a 32 knot crosswind.

As the FAA filed it

THE PLANE LANDED HARD AND THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED. THE PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING LANDING IN A 32 KNOT CROSSWIND.

NTSB investigation

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