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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna A185F · Rifle, CO · February 19, 1985

Date
February 19, 1985 · 17:45 local
Place
Rifle, CO
Airport
Garfield Co
Phase of flight
Go Round (Aborted VFR)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N1169Q
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN85LA081
Reported as
Cessna A185F
Reported engine
Continental IO520D
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
412 total23 in this make and model40 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

During landing, wind picked up right wing, aircraft veered left, tried to go around but hit snowbank on runway edge

As the FAA filed it

DURING LANDING, WIND PICKED UP RIGHT WING, AIRCRAFT VEERED LEFT, TRIED TO GO AROUND BUT HIT SNOWBANK ON RUNWAY EDGE

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.