Cessna A185F N44222
23 August 2003 · Marion, Ohio, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 23 August 2003 at about 16:30 local time, a Cessna A185F registered N44222 was involved in an accident near Marion, Ohio, United States. 4 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 16:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Marion, Ohio, United States
- Nearest airport
- Marion Municipal Airport (MNN)
- Coordinates
- 40.6164, -83.0633
- Aircraft
- Cessna A185F
- Registration
- N44222
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Toledo → Marion
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC03LA181
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Probable cause
Fatigue and corrosion of the right main landing gear attachment, which resulted in a gear collapse while landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
Shortly after touchdown, the airplane began to swerve left, and the pilot heard a scraping sound. The right main landing gear collapsed, the right wing contacted the runway, and the airplane came to rest on the runway. Examination of lower outboard portion of the right main landing gear leg revealed that the fracture occurred through the upper bolt hole attachment. The forward portion of the bolt hole exhibited three fatigue regions originating from corrosion pits. The aft portion of the bolt hole exhibited one fatigue region originating from a corrosion pit. The airplane had accumulated approximately 8,000 total hours of operation. Prior to the pilot's purchase of the airplane, it was operated as a bush plane in Guatemala.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna A185F accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Mar 2003 | Cessna A185F | Grand Junction, Colorado, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 22 Jul 2003 | Cessna A185F | Angel Fire, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 May 2003 | Cessna A185F | Guymon, Oklahoma, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 2003 | Cessna A185F | Eveleth, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Oct 2004 | Cessna A185F | White Bird, Idaho, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 May 2004 | Cessna A185F | Pontianak, Indonesia | Catholic Missionary Organization | Minor injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Jun 2003 | Mooney M20E | Guilford, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jan 2003 | Cessna 150F | Crestline, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Jan 2003 | Cessna 207A | Put In Bay, Ohio, United States | Dairy Air | Minor injuries | - |
| 4 May 2003 | Cessna 182F | Washington Cour, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Mar 2003 | Piper PA-22-150 | Columbus, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jun 2003 | Piper PA-30 | NewPhiladelphia, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |