# NTSB NYC83LA247: Cessna 185B, N11LP, Orange, MA, September 18, 1983

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: September 18, 1983, 16:30 local (20:30 UTC)
- Place: Orange, MA
- Location: 42.5700° N, 72.2885° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ORANGE MUNI (ORE), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5700&lon=-72.2885&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): 35278
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC83LA247
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/35278/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83LA247

## Sequence of events

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

- Nose over, landing - roll
  - brakes(normal) - improper use of, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

DURING ARRIVAL, THE PLT USED A GRASS LANDING AREA ON THE NORTH SIDE OF RWY 32/14. THE WIND HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN FROM 290 DEG, BUT HAD SWUNG TO 350 DEG. THE PLT REPORTED THAT HE LANDED IN A LEVEL ATTITUDE ON THE MAIN GEAR, THEN REDUCED THE THROTTLE TO IDLE. BRAKES WERE APPLIED, AND AFTER ROLLING ABOUT 400 T0 500 FT, THE ACFT BEGAN TO NOSE OVER. FULL NOSE UP ELEVATOR WAS APPLIED & BRAKING WAS DISCONTINUED, BUT THE ACFT NOSED OVER.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N11LP](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N11LP-2003-10-14), registration cancelled 2003-10-14, S/N 185-0574, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185B
- Registry model: [Cessna 185B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-185b) (registry code 2072806) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental I0-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (registry code 17027, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: CONTINENTAL IO-470-F 260 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Orange Parachute Center
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Airport: ORE, Orange, runway 32, 2,500 ×  ft, grass/turf

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 29; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 800 total, 75 in this make and model, 670 as pilot in command, 100 in the last 90 days, 3 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 350° at 3 knots, gusting 5
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Temperature: 70 °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 19830918049349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830918049349A), Sep 18, 1983: Cessna 185B, Orange, MA, Substantial damage. Nosed over during a wheel landing. No brake defects reported.

## Other investigations on N11LP (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 CHI02LA235](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA235), Aug 4, 2002: Cessna 185B (N11LP), Brainerd, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's evasive maneuver to avoid obstacle clearance, resulting in a premature lift off with inadequate airspeed followed by a stall. The presence of the boat was a factor.

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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