Cessna A185 N3086W

Summary

On 2 July 2020 at about 20:30 local time, a Cessna A185 registered N3086W was involved in an accident near San Diego, California, 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

2 July 2020 at 20:30

Classification

Accident

Location

San Diego, California, United States

Nearest airport

Montgomery-Gibbs Executive (MYF)

Coordinates

32.8158, -117.1394

Aircraft

Cessna A185

Registration

N3086W

Category

Airplane

Year built

1972

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Murrieta/Temecula → San Diego

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR20CA204

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain airplane control during landing with a crosswind and excessive braking action, which resulted in the airplane nosing over. 

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot of the tailwheel-equipped airplane was landing with a left crosswind. As the airplane was slowing, the left wing dropped and the airplane veered to the left. He attempted to correct the movement with full right aileron control, but the airplane continued to the left. The pilot reported that he then applied the brakes too hard, the airplane nosed over, and came to rest inverted. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the vertical stabilizer. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.