# NTSB FTW82DA229: Cessna A185E, N2270T, Amarillo, TX, June 17, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Final report
- Date: June 17, 1982, 15:00 local (20:00 UTC)
- Place: Amarillo, TX
- Coordinates: 35.210632, -101.84082 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2106&lon=-101.8408&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report June 17, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 69761
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW82DA229
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/69761/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA229

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of control - in flight, landing - flare/touchdown
  - weather condition - gusts (contributing factor)
  - flight controls - improper use of, pilot in command (cause)
- Dragged wing,rotor,pod,float or tail/skid, landing - flare/touchdown
  - terrain condition - soft (contributing factor)
- Nose over, landing - flare/touchdown

## Analysis

THE FLOAT/WHEEL EQUIPPED AIRCRAFT APPROACHED A PRIVATE GRAVEL STRIP FOR LANDING AND ENCOUNTERED GUSTY WINDS. THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED OFF THE RUNWAY AND THE FLOAT/WHEEL DUG INTO THE SOFT DIRT AND THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER. THE PILOT REPORTED THE WINDS AS APPROXIMATELY 190 DEGREES AT 10 KNOTS.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2270T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2270T-1989-05-09), registration cancelled 1989-05-09, S/N 1851430 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185E
- Registry model: [Cessna A185E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185e) (registry code 2072818) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 1851430
- Airframe hours: 1339
- Engines: CONTINENTAL IO-520D 300 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Willard A. Innes
- Registered owner: Willard A. Innes
- Departed: AMARILLO, TX
- Destination: AMARILLO, TX
- Airport: Farm Strip

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 59; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land, single-engine sea; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 2,500 total, 789 in this make and model, 789 as pilot in command

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 270° at 17 knots
- Visibility: 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 4,000 ft broken
- 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 19820617022819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820617022819A), Jun 17, 1982: Cessna A185E, Amarillo, TX, Substantial damage. Wind caused aircraft to veer right into plowed field during 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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