Cessna A185F N185CY
22 December 2013 · Carson City, Nevada, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 22 December 2013 at about 19:45 local time, a Cessna A185F registered N185CY, operated by NYE William J, was involved in an accident near Carson City, Nevada, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 19:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Carson City, Nevada, United States
- Nearest airport
- Carson Airport (CXP)
- Coordinates
- 39.1922, -119.7325
- Aircraft
- Cessna A185F
- Registration
- N185CY
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1975
- Operator
- NYE William J
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Carson City → Carson City
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- WPR14CA073
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing which resulted in the airplane veering off the runway and nosing over.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot reported that after an approximate one-hour flight, he returned back to the departure airport, which is where the airplane was based. He configured the airplane for a three-point landing and touched down about 300 feet after the runway threshold. Upon touchdown, the airplane immediately began to veer to the right. The airplane continued off the runway surface and nosed over, coming to rest inverted. During the accident sequence, the vertical stabilizer and rudder were substantially damaged. The pilot reported no pre impact mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna A185F accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Apr 2013 | Cessna A185F | Palatka, Florida, United States | Lindsay A. Weaver | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jul 2013 | Cessna A185F | Pocatello, Idaho, United States | Mathews Nicholas A | No injuries | - |
| 23 Nov 2013 | Cessna A185F | Nenana, Alaska, United States | Maher Michael P Trustee | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 2013 | Cessna A185F | Talkeetna, Alaska, United States | Talkeetna Air Taxi Inc | No injuries | - |
| 19 Oct 2013 | Cessna A185F | Northeast Carry, Maine, United States | Thomas Coleman | Minor injuries | - |
| 14 Jul 2013 | Cessna A185F | Cascade, Idaho, United States | Langdon William | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Apr 2013 | Cessna 182D | Wellington, Nevada, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 20 Apr 2013 | Bell 206B | Wells, Nevada, United States | Reeder Flying Service | No injuries | - |
| 18 Feb 2013 | Bell 206B | Eureka, Nevada, United States | Bureau of Land Management | Fatal | 1 |
| 28 Apr 2013 | Cessna 172N | Henderson, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Sep 2013 | Mooney M20J | Lund, Nevada, United States | Smith Plane LLC | No injuries | - |
| 14 Jun 2013 | Aero Vodochody L39C | Reno, Nevada, United States | Larry Lee | No injuries | - |