- Date
- October 21, 1979
- Place
- Ft. Meyers, FL · FT. MEYERS, FL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N86330Cessna 185F
- Status
- Completed · report June 25, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19791021031599A
- Case key
- 133315
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3680 79/10/21 FT. MEYERS,FL CESSNA 185F CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE UNK/NR, 2020 TIME - 1415 N86330 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 250 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FT. MEYERS,FL LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- R MAIN GEAR STRUCK MOUND OF SAND DRG LOW PASS WHILE PLT WAS PHOTOGRAPHING PROPERTY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N86330
- Reported as
- Cessna 185F
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Page Field
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.