# NTSB CHI83LA195: Cessna 185, N5222R, Gaylord, MI, May 4, 1983

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: May 3, 1983, 20:30 local (May 4, 1983, 00:30 UTC)
- Place: Gaylord, MI
- Coordinates: 45.020984, -84.669555 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.0210&lon=-84.6696&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 12158
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI83LA195
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/12158/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA195

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - flare/touchdown
  - brakes(normal) - improper use of, pilot in command (cause)
- Nose over, landing - flare/touchdown

## Analysis

THE ACFT NOSED OVER IMMEDIATELY UPON LANDING ON A TURF RWY. AN INSPECTION OF THE RWY REVEALED TWO SKID MARKS IN THE TURF ABOUT 75 FT LONG AND 900 FT FROM THE APPROACH END OF RWY 36.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5222R](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5222R), registered now, S/N 18503021, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185
- Registry model: [Cessna A185F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f) (registry code 2072821) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 18503021
- Airframe hours: 519
- Engines: CONTINENTAL IO-520D 300 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Athel E. Williams
- Last inspection: Annual, May 5, 1982
- Airport: GLR, Gaylord, runway 36, 3,600 × 235 ft, grass/turf

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 60; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, single-engine sea; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 1,560 total, 502 in this make and model, 1,413 as pilot in command, 4 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Dusk
- Wind: 360° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 50 °F, dew point 34 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19830503017249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830503017249A), May 3, 1983: Cessna A185F, Gaylord, MI, Substantial damage. Flipped over on touchdown. Skid marks indicate brakes on during landing. Pilot was attempting a wheel landing.

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.

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