- Date
- May 5, 1983, 20:15 local (May 6, 1983, 00:15 UTC)
- Place
- Eaton Rapids, MI
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N6305ECessna A185F
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830505020789A
- Case key
- 12173
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft nosed over during landing at the plt's private strip the plt stated that he took off for a 15 minute local flt and during landing he touched down in a soft area. The wheels bogged in and the acft nosed over. He had taken off to thenorth and landed to the south. The acft had missed the soft area during takeoff by being airborne. The plt stated that he should have checked the area before the flt because of recent rains.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6305E
- Reported as
- Cessna A185F
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18504022
- Airframe hours
- 205
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-D, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Milton Faynor
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 2, 1982
- Airport
- Private Strip
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 65
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,579 total · 48 in this make and model · 1,500 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 240° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 10,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 54 °F, dew point 25 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- GRR, 55 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N6305E · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.