# Accident 19920721026639A: Cessna A185F, Maxton, NC, July 21, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 21, 1992, 15:40 local time
- Place: Maxton, NC
- Airport: Laurinburg Maxton
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.7304° N, 79.3501° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7304&lon=-79.3501&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1823R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1823R) (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: 6,800 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 195 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL92LA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92LA142) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920721026639A

## Narrative

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

WEATHER VANED INTO WIND ON LANDING GROUND LOOPED COLLAPSING GEAR. WIND HAD SHIFTED TO GUSTY QUARTERTING TAILWIND.

## 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 ATL92LA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92LA142), Jul 21, 1992: Cessna A185F (N1823R), Maxton, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITION AND THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF THE PILOT IN TRAINING.

## Other reports on N1823R (3)

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

- [Incident 19850915051019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850915051019I), Sep 15, 1985: Cessna A185F (N1823R), Laurinburg, NC, 1 fatal. Chutist did not deploy main. Reserve chute deployed too close to ground. Fatal impact with ground.
- [Incident 19830416017619I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830416017619I), Apr 16, 1983: Cessna A185F (N1823R), Laurinburg, NC, 1 fatal. Jumper made a bad exit. Was seen struggling in harness with chute open. Possible heart attack or strangulation.
- [Accident 19751004034179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751004034179A), Oct 4, 1975: Cessna A185F (N1823R), 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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