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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna A185F · Marion, OH · August 23, 2003

Date: August 23, 2003 · 12:30 local
Place: Marion, OH
Airport: Marion Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N44222
NTSB investigation: NTSBNYC03LA181
Reported as: Cessna A185F
People aboard: 4
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 768 total136 in this make and model23 in the last 90 days

N44222Registration cancelled Nov 18, 2013 · Cessna A185FS/N 18503951 · Built 1980 Airframe modelCessna A185F Engine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) The aircraft was landing, and on touchdown the aircraft drifted to the left and the right main landing gear broke above the wheel brake assembly. Damage was to the aircraft right main landing gear, propeller, and engine. The right fwd. Wing spar was bent upward. There was sheet metal damage to the underside of the fuselage and the right wing had substantial damage.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT WAS LANDING, AND ON TOUCHDOWN THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED TO THE LEFT AND THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR BROKE ABOVE THE WHEEL BRAKE ASSEMBLY. DAMAGE WAS TO THE AIRCRAFT RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR, PROPELLER, AND ENGINE. THE RIGHT FWD. WING SPAR WAS BENT UPWARD. THERE WAS SHEET METAL DAMAGE TO THE UNDERSIDE OF THE FUSELAGE AND THE RIGHT WING HAD SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB NYC03LA181Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMarion, OHFatigue and corrosion of the right main landing gear attachment, which resulted in a gear collapse while landing.Aug 23, 2003 · Substantial damage