- Date
- January 13, 1975
- Place
- Las Cruces, NM · LAS CRUCES, NM
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5818JCessna A185E
- Status
- Completed · report February 20, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750113000749A
- Case key
- 146924
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0129 75/1/13 LAS CRUCES,NM CESSNA A185E CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 36, 7543 TIME - 1000 N5818J PX- 0 0 1 FERRY TOTAL HOURS, 4000 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LAS CRUCES MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PECOS,TX LAS CRUCES,NM TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL COLLIDED WITH: RUNWAY OR APPROACH LIGHTS LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PRESSURE TOO LOW REMARKS- PLT SAID L BRAKE SPONGY BFOR DEP.ANNUALED 4HRS PRIOR.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5818J
- Reported as
- Cessna A185E
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Las Cruces Muni
N5818JRegistration cancelled Sep 21, 2018 · Cessna 185Airframe modelCessna 185Engine modelContinental IO-520 series
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Other investigations on N5818J · 2
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