Cessna A185F N1164Q

Summary

On 15 September 2012 at about 01:05 local time, a Cessna A185F registered N1164Q, operated by Olson Philip R Trustee, was involved in an accident near Andrews, Oregon, 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.

Date

15 September 2012 at 01:05

Classification

Accident

Location

Andrews, Oregon, United States

Nearest airport

Wildhorse Valley Airport (OG53)

Coordinates

42.4878, -118.6086

Aircraft

Cessna A185F

Registration

N1164Q

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Olson Philip R Trustee

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Amity → Andrews

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR12CA424

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during a crosswind landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot stated that he was landing on a dirt runway and noted that there was a lightly gusting 5- to 7-knot left crosswind. He set the flaps to 20 degrees and landed. He said that when the airplane touched down, the left landing gear wheel contacted the runway first then the right landing gear wheel. During the landing roll, the airplane ground looped to the left into the wind, causing the right wing to dip down and contact the ground.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.