Cessna A185F N3946Q
31 August 2012 · Gerlach, Nevada, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 31 August 2012 at about 16:30 local time, a Cessna A185F registered N3946Q, operated by Mennen Paul, was involved in an accident near Gerlach, Nevada, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 16:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Gerlach, Nevada, United States
- Coordinates
- 40.9908, -118.9619
- Aircraft
- Cessna A185F
- Registration
- N3946Q
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Mennen Paul
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Black Rock City → Gerlach
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- WPR12CA381
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot said that he had landed on a small, dry lake bed. He departed with a slight left crosswind, and the airplane began to weathervane to the left. The pilot was unable to counteract the left-turning tendency with the rudder, so he aborted the takeoff. When he applied the brakes, the airplane ground looped to the left, bending the right wing and horizontal stabilizer. Postaccident examination revealed no evidence of preimpact mechanical malfunction or failure that would have precluded normal operation.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna A185F accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Jun 2012 | Cessna A185F | Skwentna, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Apr 2012 | Cessna A185F | Blanding, Utah, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 13 Jun 2012 | Cessna A185F | Winnett, Montana, United States | Robin Johnson | No injuries | - |
| 17 Mar 2012 | Cessna A185F | Fort Worth, Texas, United States | Smith William G SR | No injuries | - |
| 22 Jul 2012 | Cessna A185F | Mapleton, Maine, United States | Driscoll Patrick C | No injuries | - |
| 16 May 2012 | Cessna A185F | Crystal Falls, Michigan, United States | Whitehead Dennis C | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Feb 2012 | Beechcraft S35 | Dixie Valley, Nevada, United States | Danny Lee Urquhart | No injuries | - |
| 24 Sep 2012 | McDonnell Douglas Heli 369FF | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department | Minor injuries | - |
| 7 Jun 2012 | Schempp-Hirth STANDARD CIRRUS | Sparks, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Mar 2012 | Israel F21-C2 | Fallon, Nevada, United States | Airborne Tactical Advantage Co LLC | Fatal | 1 |
| 3 Oct 2012 | Piper PA-28-180 | Beatty, Nevada, United States | Harris Bernard J JR | Serious injuries | - |
| 19 Jul 2012 | Cessna T210M | Wells, Nevada, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |