# Accident 19910908038699A: Cessna 185A, Duluth, MN, September 8, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 8, 1991, 13:15 local time
- Place: Duluth, MN
- Airport: Sky Harbor Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.7405° N, 92.0502° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.7405&lon=-92.0502&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1637Z (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185A
- Reported engine: CONT IO520D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,400 total, 45 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI91LA293](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA293) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910908038699A

## Narrative

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

WORSENING WEATHER AFTER WATER DEPARTURE. ELECTED TO RETURN FOR GLASSY WATER LANDING. DID NOT FLARE. NOSED OVER.

## 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 CHI91LA293](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA293), Sep 8, 1991: Cessna 185 (N1637Z), Duluth, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: PREMATURE TOUCHDOWN WHILE LANDING BY THE PIC/CFI. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE LOW CEILINGS, RAIN, AND HAZE; WEATHER EVALUATION MISJUDGED BY THE PIC/CFI; AND VISUAL OUTLOOK REDUCED.

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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