# Accident 19910902040669A: Cessna A185F, Conchas Dam, NM, September 2, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 2, 1991, 09:30 local time
- Place: Conchas Dam, NM
- Airport: Conchas Lake Spb
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.2898° N, 104.1904° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2898&lon=-104.1904&mi=10
- Aircraft: N93272, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N93272) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A185F (registry code 2072821, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185F
- Reported engine: CONT IO520D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 199 total, 75 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN91LA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN91LA123) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910902040669A

## Narrative

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

LEFT MAIN GEAR APPARENTLY DROPPED OUT OF FLOAT ON TAKEOFF RUN. DIPPED WING. TORE AILERON. TAXIED BACK TO DOCK.

## 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 DEN91LA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN91LA123), Sep 2, 1991: Cessna A185F (N93272), Conchas Dam, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: LANDING GEAR LOCKING MECHANISM LOOSE, LANDING GEAR WHEEL DEPLOYED INADVERTENTLY, AND MAINTENANCE ALIGNMENT NOT PERFORMED. FACTORS WERE: PROPELLER GOVERNOR UNDERSPEED, MAINTENANCE ADJUSTMENT NOT…

## Other reports on N93272 (2)

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

- [Accident 19780527012979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780527012979A), May 27, 1978: Cessna A185F (N93272), Arlington, WA, Substantial damage. Gusting to 30K. Rwy into wind available.
- [Accident 19780503009109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780503009109A), May 3, 1978: Cessna A185E (N93272), Arlington, WA, Substantial damage. Gusting to 30K. Dmgd wg.

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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