# NTSB MKC87LA074: Cessna A185F, N1467F, Topeka, KS, April 2, 1987

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: April 2, 1987, 09:10 local (15:10 UTC)
- Place: Topeka, KS
- Location: 38.9654° N, 95.6620° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs from NTSB’s distance and direction from TOPEKA RGNL (FOE), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9654&lon=-95.6620&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 30, 1988
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 34360
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC87LA074
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/34360/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC87LA074

## Sequence of events

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

- Hard landing, landing - flare/touchdown
  - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor)
  - proper descent rate - exceeded, pilot in command (cause)
  - weather condition - gusts (contributing factor)
- Gear collapsed, landing - flare/touchdown

## Analysis

THE TOWER STATED THE AIRCRAFT MADE A HARD BOUNCE AND WHEN IT TOUCHED DOWN AGAIN, THE RIGHT GEAR COLLAPSED. THE AIRPLANE LANDED ON RUNWAY 3 WITH WINDS FROM 350 DEGREES AT 17 KNOTS, GUSTS TO 32 KNOTS. RUNWAY 3 WAS THE BEST RUNWAY TO USE AT THE TIME.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1467F](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1467F), registered now, S/N 18502845, built 1975 (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: 18502845
- Airframe hours: 1347
- Engines: CONTINENTAL IO-520 300 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Business, Part 91
- Operator: Line Builders, Inc.
- Registered owner: Line Builders Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Departed: 3KM, WICHITA, KS
- Destination: FOE, TOPEKA, KS
- Airport: FOE, Forbes Field, runway 3, 8,002 × 200 ft, concrete

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 3,783 total, 1,459 in this make and model, 1,459 as pilot in command, 48 in the last 90 days, 2 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 315° at 17 knots, gusting 32
- Visibility: 12 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 3,000 ft broken
- Observed at: FOE

## 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 19870402008249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870402008249A), Apr 2, 1987: Cessna A185F, Topeka, KS, Substantial damage. The plane landed hard and the right main gear collapsed. The pilot was attempting landing in a 32 knot crosswind.

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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