# Accident 19890528013019A: Cessna A185F, Jackson, CA, May 28, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 28, 1989, 14:00 local time
- Place: Jackson, CA
- Airport: Westover Field Amador County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.3496° N, 120.7701° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3496&lon=-120.7701&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1042F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1042F-2011-06-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A185F (registry code 2072821, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185F
- Reported engine: CONT IO520D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 755 total, 411 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX89LA207](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA207) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890528013019A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

TRIED TO LAND IN EXCESSIVE CROSSWIND, BALLOONED, BEGAN GO AROUND AND TURNED DOWNWIND. UNABLE TO CLIMB, STRUCK TREES

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX89LA207](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA207), May 28, 1989: Cessna A185F (N1042F), Jackson, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT DID NOT ESTABLISH A CLIMB RATE SUFFICIENT ENOUGH TO CLEAR TREES BEFORE TURNING TOWARDS THEM DURING A GO-AROUND. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE GUSTY CROSSWINDS WHICH CHANGED TO A…

## Other reports on N1042F (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19880227010659I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880227010659I), Feb 27, 1988: Cessna A185F (N1042F), Nixon, NV, Minor damage. Struck a clump of grass or a high spot while attempting to land on a dirt road. Aircraft nosed up.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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