# NTSB MKC87LA010: Cessna 185, N5195H, Oakley, KS, October 27, 1986

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: October 27, 1986, 07:15 local (13:15 UTC)
- Place: Oakley, KS
- Location: 39.1235° N, 100.8452° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oakley, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1235&lon=-100.8452&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 34316
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC87LA010
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/34316/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC87LA010

## Sequence of events

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

- Nose over, landing - roll
  - proper touchdown point - not attained, pilot in command (cause)
  - self-induced pressure, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - go-around - not performed, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

THE PLT STATED HIS LANDING APCH WAS TOO FAST AND THE ACFT TOUCHED DOWN LONG. HE THEN APPLIED BRAKES AND THE ACFT NOSED DOWN RESULTING IN THE PROPELLER STRIKING THE RWY. THE ACFT THEN PROCEEDED TO FLIP OVER ONTO IT'S BACK. THE PLT STATED HE SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN IN A HURRY AND SHOULD HAVE GONE AROUND TO MAKE ANOTHER LANDING ATTEMPT.

## Aircraft

- Registration: N5195H (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 03327
- Airframe hours: 930
- Engines: CONTINENTAL IO-520-D24 300 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Four Winds Aviation
- Registered owner: Four Winds Aviation
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, October 1, 1985
- Airport: Pvt. Strip, runway 8, 2,150 × 100 ft, grass/turf

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 25; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 231 total, 190 in this make and model, 205 as pilot in command, 18 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: calm
- Visibility: 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 45 °F

## 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 19861027052419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861027052419A), Oct 27, 1986: Cessna A185F, Oakley, KS, Substantial damage. The aircraft flipped on landing after a long, fast touchdown. Pilot misapplied brakes.

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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