- Date
- September 11, 1981
- Place
- Detroit, MI · DETROIT, MI
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N1017FCessna A185F
- Status
- Completed · report December 22, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810911059799A
- Case key
- 136472
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2785 81/9/11 DETROIT,MI CESSNA A185F CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL PRIVATE, AGE 45, 1010 TIME - 1942 N1017F PX- 0 0 0 CHECK TOTAL HOURS, 132 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DETROIT CITY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DETROIT,MI LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY SECURED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- L GEAR SUPPORT NOT PROPERLY SHIMMED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1017F
- Reported as
- Cessna A185F
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Detroit City
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.