- Date
- April 22, 1984, 15:00 local (20:00 UTC)
- Place
- Hazleton, PA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N4925CCessna A185F
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840422014089A
- Case key
- 35539
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
According to the plt, he attempted to takeoff on rwy 28 with a variable wind from 180 deg at 9 KTS gusting to 19 KTS. After rolling about 200 ft, he gradually added power, but the acft began turning left, so he reduced the power. The acft straightened out, but subsequently turned left again. The plt followed the same procedure to correct the situation. The acft straightened out again, but the left wing came up & the acft turned aprx 15 degs to the right. The plt corrected with left rudder, the acft turned back to the left, the left wing came up & the right gear failed.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4925C
- Reported as
- Cessna A185F
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18502660
- Airframe hours
- 1,286
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-D24, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- N.E. Penn.Ripcord, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- HZL · Hazleton, PA
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- HZL · Hazelton, runway 28, 4,900 × 100 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 50
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,182 total · 10 in this make and model · 1,122 as pilot in command · 18 in the last 90 days · 131 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 9 knots, gusting 19
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 52 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.