# NTSB LAX82DA322: Cessna A185F, N94296, Monterey, CA, August 28, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: August 28, 1982, 16:43 local (23:43 UTC)
- Place: Monterey, CA
- Coordinates: 36.600856, -121.879753 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6009&lon=-121.8798&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 28, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 71754
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX82DA322
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/71754/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DA322

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - ground loop/swerve - inadvertent, pilot in command
- Nose down, landing - roll

## Analysis

PILOT USED BRAKE TO STRAIGHTEN VEERING AIRCRAFT AND LEFT WING DRAGGED.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N94296](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N94296-2011-04-29), registration cancelled 2011-04-29, S/N 18503303, built 1977 (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: 18503303
- Airframe hours: 1125
- Engines: CONTINENTAL IO-520-D 300 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Michael Rhea
- Registered owner: Michael Rhea
- Departed: 056, NOVATO, CA
- Destination: NEW, NEW ORLEANS, LA
- Airport: MRY, Monterey Peninsula, runway 10, 6,600 × 150 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 32; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 478 total, 478 in this make and model, 429 as pilot in command, 4 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 300° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 25 statute miles
- Temperature: 162 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observed at: MRY

## 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 19820828070219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820828070219A), Aug 28, 1982: Cessna A185F, Monterey, CA, Substantial damage. Lost control landing tail dragger in a light crosswind. Heavy braking to stop swerve caused a wing to hit runway.

## Other investigations on N94296 (1)

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.

- [NTSB LAX95FA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95FA072), Jan 3, 1995: Cessna A185F (N94296), Tehachapi, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE NONINSTRUMENT-RATED PILOT'S CONTINUED FLIGHT INTO KNOWN ADVERSE WEATHER, AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED WHILE MANEUVERING TO REVERSE DIRECTION. FACTORS RELATING TO THE ACCIDENT…

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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