# Accident 19950814024019A: Cessna A185E, Dickinson, ND, August 14, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 14, 1995, 12:17 local time
- Place: Dickinson, ND
- Airport: Dickinson Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.8807° N, 102.7802° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.8807&lon=-102.7802&mi=10
- Aircraft: N47428, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N47428) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A185E (registry code 2072818, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185E
- Reported engine: CONT IO520D
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI95LA276](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA276) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950814024019A

## Narrative

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

BOUNCED BALLOONED LANDING. WING HIT GROUND IN DRIFT. CARTWHEELED. IMPROPER RECOVERY. LACKED CROSSWIND SKILL. (-23) PILOT AND TWO (2) PASSENGERS DEPARTED HURON, SOUTH DAKOTA ON A PLEASURE FLIGHT. PILOT STATED THAT A GUST OF WIND CAUSED THE LEFT WING TO RISE AND RIGHT WING STRUCK THE GROUND, AND AIRPLANE CRASHED.

## 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 CHI95LA276](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA276), Aug 14, 1995: Cessna A185E (N47428), Dickinson, ND, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind conditions, and his improper recovery from the bounced landing. The high wind was a factor.

## Other reports on N47428 (3)

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

- [Incident 19970128004309I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970128004309I), Jan 28, 1997: Cessna A185E (N47428), Watertown, SD, Minor damage. Narrative: arlo gordon, pilot in command of N47428, on January 28, 1997, veered off runway 35 at aty and flipped over after hitting ice during touch down…
- [Incident 19820327012159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820327012159I), Mar 27, 1982: Cessna A185E (N47428), Stuart, FL, Damage unknown. Braked heavily to avoid a dog on runway during landing roll. Nicked propeller.
- [Incident 19810903067169I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810903067169I), Sep 3, 1981: Cessna A185E (N47428), Miami, FL, Minor damage. Pilot lost directional control on landing. Went off side of runway.

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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