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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna A185F · Tucson, AZ · June 24, 2000

Date
June 24, 2000 · 19:00 local
Place
Tucson, AZ
Airport
Avra Valley Airport
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N185DE
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX00LA243
Reported as
Cessna A185F
Reported engine
Continental IO520D
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
15 total8 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Pilot stated that a five knot crosswind existed, that he landed, put on the brakes, and the airplane flipped over. (.4) on June 24, 2000, about 1900 hours pacific daylight time, a Cessna A185F, N185DE, was substantially damaged during a nose over on the landing rollout at marana, Arizona. The airplane was owned and operated by the private pilot, who was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the personal flight, which was operated under 14 CFR part 91. No flight plan was filed. The pilot stated to the safety board investigator that he was landing, and during the rollout he applied an excessive amount of braking, which caused the airplane to nose over. At the pilot's last documented third-class flight physical he reported a total flight time of 15 hours. He also stated that there were no airplane or weather issues. The pilot did not provide the safety board pilot/operator aircraft accident report, form 6120.1/2.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT STATED THAT A FIVE KNOT CROSSWIND EXISTED, THAT HE LANDED, PUT ON THE BRAKES, AND THE AIRPLANE FLIPPED OVER. (.4) ON JUNE 24, 2000, ABOUT 1900 HOURS PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA A185F, N185DE, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING A NOSE OVER ON THE LANDING ROLLOUT AT MARANA, ARIZONA. THE AIRPLANE WAS OWNED AND OPERATED BY THE PRIVATE PILOT, WHO WAS NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE PERSONAL FLIGHT, WHICH WAS OPERATED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE PILOT STATED TO THE SAFETY BOARD INVESTIGATOR THAT HE WAS LANDING, AND DURING THE ROLLOUT HE APPLIED AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF BRAKING, WHICH CAUSED THE AIRPLANE TO NOSE OVER. AT THE PILOT'S LAST DOCUMENTED THIRD-CLASS FLIGHT PHYSICAL HE REPORTED A TOTAL FLIGHT TIME OF 15 HOURS. HE ALSO STATED THAT THERE WERE NO AIRPLANE OR WEATHER ISSUES. THE PILOT DID NOT PROVIDE THE SAFETY BOARD PILOT/OPERATOR AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT REPORT, FORM 6120.1/2.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.