# Accident 19950424047289A: Cessna A185F, Bangor, ME, April 24, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 24, 1995, 16:55 local time
- Place: Bangor, ME
- Airport: Bangor International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.8074° N, 68.8281° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BANGOR INTL (BGR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8074&lon=-68.8281&mi=10
- Aircraft: N62EC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N62EC) (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: 7,610 total, 2,460 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC95LA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95LA093) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950424047289A

## Narrative

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

LANDED IN A CRAB ANGLE CROSSWIND SIDE LOADING AND HARD LANDING PULLED GEAR OUT OF BOX BEAM COLLAPSING GEAR LEG.

## 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 NYC95LA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95LA093), Apr 24, 1995: Cessna 185 (N62EC), Bangor, ME, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's improper flare, which resulted in a hard landing and collapse of the right main gear.

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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