Cessna A185F N55TA

Summary

On 23 June 2010 at about 17:40 local time, a Cessna A185F registered N55TA, operated by Keith Peterman, was involved in an accident near Bryce Canyon, Utah, United States. 2 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.

Date

23 June 2010 at 17:40

Classification

Accident

Location

Bryce Canyon, Utah, United States

Nearest airport

Bryce Canyon Airport (BCE)

Coordinates

37.7067, -112.1450

Aircraft

Cessna A185F

Registration

N55TA

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Keith Peterman

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Bryce Canyon → Alamosa

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR10CA304

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's inadequate compensation for the crosswinds during takeoff.

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Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot was departing from the airport and the winds were variable, with reported wind gusts to 15 knots. Due to the variable winds he elected to depart from runway 30. The airplane accelerated normally down the runway and the pilot applied forward elevator to prevent a premature lift-off. The airplane began to drift to the left and the pilot applied aileron and rudder. He was not able to return the airplane to the center of the runway and the right wing began to drag on the surface. He then closed the throttle and the airplane struck brush with the right wing down. The airplane came to rest about 100 feet to the left of the runway edge and about 1,500 feet from the departure end of the runway with damage to the landing gear, engine, and empennage. The pilot did not report any preaccident mechanical anomalies. Winds at the airport 15 minutes prior to the accident were from the southeast at 13 knots, gusting to 18 knots; 10 minutes prior to the accident they were from the south-southeast at 9 knots, gusting to 17 knots; at the time of the accident winds were from the south at 16 knots, gusting to 21 knots.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.