Cessna 185A N1679Z

Summary

On 30 April 2011 at about 02:20 local time, a Cessna 185A registered N1679Z was involved in an accident near Bend, Oregon, United States. One person was 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

30 April 2011 at 02:20

Classification

Accident

Location

Bend, Oregon, United States

Nearest airport

Bend Municipal Airport (KBDN)

Coordinates

44.0900, -121.2133

Aircraft

Cessna 185A

Registration

N1679Z

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Battle Ground → Bend

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR11CA215

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that during the approach the airplane experienced a constant crosswind from the left. As the airplane entered the landing flare, it encountered turbulence that the pilot believed was created by the hangars alongside the runway. The airplane touched down with the left wing low and, during the rollout, the wind picked up the left wing. The pilot applied brakes and the airplane weathervaned into the wind. Subsequently, the right wing, right elevator and right horizontal stabilizer struck the ground resulting in substantial damage. The wind was reported to be from 320 degrees at 13 knots gusting to 17 knots at the time of the accident. The pilot reported no mechanical failures or malfunctions that would have precluded normal flight.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.