42.8864° N, 78.8784° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Buffalo, NY, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
April 4, 2002 · 10:10 local
Place
Buffalo, NY
Airport
Greater Buffalo International
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
CFMAF
Reported as
Cessna 185
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
500 in this make and model20 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) On 4/4/02 at approx. 1010 local time, pilot was landing on runway 23 at Buffalo, NY with a 60 degree crosswind when the pilot lost control and ground looped. There was damage to the aircraft's wing and tail surfaces. This incident is considered closed.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON 4/4/02 AT APPROX. 1010 LOCAL TIME, PILOT WAS LANDING ON RUNWAY 23 AT BUFFALO, NY WITH A 60 DEGREE CROSSWIND WHEN THE PILOT LOST CONTROL AND GROUND LOOPED. THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT'S WING AND TAIL SURFACES. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.