# NTSB LAX00LA243: Cessna A185F, N185DE, Marana, AZ, June 25, 2000

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: June 24, 2000, 19:00 local (Jun 25, 2000, 02:00 UTC)
- Place: Marana, AZ
- Coordinates: 32.450077, -111.290382 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4501&lon=-111.2904&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 2, 2001
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 49559
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX00LA243
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/49559/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA243

## Probable cause

the pilot's excessive use of wheel brakes during the landing roll resulting in the airplane's nosing over.

## Sequence of events

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

- Nose over, landing - roll
  - brakes(normal) - improper use of, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

The pilot stated to the Safety Board investigator on the evening of the accident that he was landing, and during rollout, he applied an excessive amount of braking, resulting in the airplane's nosing over.  At the pilot's last documented third-class flight physical he reported a total flight time of 15 hours.  He also stated that there were no airplane or weather issues.

## Factual narrative

On June 24, 2000, about 1900 hours Pacific daylight time, a Cessna A185F, N185DE, was substantially damaged during a nose over on the landing rollout at Marana, Arizona.  The airplane was owned and operated by the private pilot, who was not injured.  Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the personal flight, which was operated under 14 CFR Part 91.  No flight plan was filed.

The pilot stated to the Safety Board investigator that he was landing, and during the rollout he applied an excessive amount of braking, which caused the airplane to nose over.  At the pilot's last documented third-class flight physical he reported a total flight time of 15 hours.  He also stated that there were no airplane or weather issues.  The pilot did not provide the Safety Board Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, Form 6120.1/2.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N185DE](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N185DE), registered now, S/N 18503523, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: Cessna A185F
- 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: 18503523
- Engines: Continental IO 520-D 300 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: James J. Peot
- Registered owner: Arkansas Airframe, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Departed: E14, AZ
- Destination: E14
- Airport: E14, Marana, runway 21, 4,200 × 75 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 37; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 15 total, 8 in the last 90 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 260° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none

## 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 20000624006089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000624006089A), Jun 24, 2000: Cessna A185F, Tucson, AZ, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot stated that a five knot crosswind existed, that he landed, put on the brakes, and the airplane flipped over. (.4) on June 24, 2000, about 1900…

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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