Cessna A185F N185BW

Summary

On 14 July 2013 at about 13:30 local time, a Cessna A185F registered N185BW, operated by Langdon William, was involved in an accident near Cascade, Idaho, 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

14 July 2013 at 13:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Cascade, Idaho, United States

Nearest airport

Deadwood Dam Airstrip (ID86)

Coordinates

44.2975, -115.6397

Aircraft

Cessna A185F

Registration

N185BW

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Langdon William

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Crouch → Cascade

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR13CA326

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from trees during final approach due to the sun glare that obscured the pilot's vision.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that while landing at a remote dirt airstrip, as he turned to final approach, the runway was obscured by the glare of the morning sun. As he continued the approach to land, about 30 feet above the ground, the right wing struck trees that were next to the runway. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the wings and to the landing gear boxes. The pilot stated that had he flown a longer final he would have been able to assess the situation better. The pilot reported no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.