NTSB MIA84LA031 — 1983-11-17 · GAINESVILLE, Florida, United States

Current FAA registration · N7318H

Make / Model: CESSNA A185F
Year of manufacture: 1977 · 6 years old at event
Engine: CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES (285 hp)
Seats / Engines: 6 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date: 19780626
ADS-B equipped: Yes — Mode-S A9D23A

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N7318H Cessna 185 None

Factual narrative

THE ACFT NOSED OVER DURING LANDING WHILE ON AN INSTRUCTIONAL FLT. THE INSTRUCTOR PLT WAS DEMONSTRATING A TOUCH AND GO LANDING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE LANDING WAS MADE ON RWY 28 WITH THE WIND FROM 340 DEGREES AT 7 KTS. THE INSTRUCTOR STATED THAT DURING LANDING ROLLOUT THE ACFT TURNED INTO THE WIND, THE LEFT WING HIT THE RWY AND THE ACFT NOSE OVER. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1983_MIA84LA031.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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