# Accident 20030823023379A: Cessna A185F, Marion, OH, August 23, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 23, 2003, 12:30 local time
- Place: Marion, OH
- Airport: Marion Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.6164° N, 83.0633° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6164&lon=-83.0633&mi=10
- Aircraft: N44222, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N44222-2013-11-18) (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
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 768 total, 136 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC03LA181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03LA181) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030823023379A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 NYC03LA181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03LA181), Aug 23, 2003: Cessna A185F (N44222), Marion, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: Fatigue and corrosion of the right main landing gear attachment, which resulted in a gear collapse while landing.

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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