Accident · 2001-10-03

NTSB case FTW02TA007 · Cessna A185F · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 2001-10-03
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: Cessna A185F (N727)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): U.S. Geological Survey

Probable cause

the pilot's high flare, which resulted in a hard landing.

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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