- Date
- October 15, 1980
- Place
- Phoenix, AZ · PHOENIX, AZ
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N4939QCessna 185
- Status
- Completed · report January 5, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19801015059079A
- Case key
- 127775
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3094 80/10/15 PHOENIX,AZ CESSNA 185 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1144 N4939Q PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 35, 2539 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 70 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DEER VALLEY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CHANDLER,AZ PHOENIX,AZ TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS FACTOR(S) WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFING RECEIVED-METHOD UNKNOWN WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE SCATTERED UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND NONE LEFT QUARTERING HEAD WIND 293-337 DEGREES TEMPERATURE-F WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES 68 200 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 18 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- WIND GUSTS TO 22KTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4939Q
- Reported as
- Cessna 185
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Deer Valley
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Other investigations on N4939Q · 1
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