- Date
- August 19, 1980
- Place
- Cross City, FL · CROSS CITY, FL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8659QCessna A185F
- Status
- Completed · report October 1, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800819036829A
- Case key
- 129515
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1868 80/8/19 CROSS CITY,FL CESSNA A185F CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1320 N8659Q PX- 0 0 0 FERRY AGE 19, 465 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 7 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CROSS CITY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP CLEARWATER,FL TALLAHASSEE,FL CROSS CITY,FL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT REMARKS- PLT STATED HAD 4-5HRS IN T/W ACFT,ALL DUAL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8659Q
- Reported as
- Cessna A185F
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Cross City
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.