# Accident 19900613020079A: Cessna A185F, Erie, CO, June 13, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 13, 1990, 15:50 local time
- Place: Erie, CO
- Airport: Tri-County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0204° N, 105.0396° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0204&lon=-105.0396&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8389Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8389Q-2003-05-28) (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: 4,900 total, 500 in this make and model, 105 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN90LA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN90LA134) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900613020079A

## Narrative

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

LANDED ON GRASS PARALLEL TO RUNWAY ON CHECK FLIGHT. IMPACT SEPARATED LEFT MAIN GEAR.

## 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 DEN90LA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN90LA134), Jun 13, 1990: Cessna A185F (N8389Q), Erie, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT RECEIVING INSTRUCTION TO CHOOSE SUITABLE TERRAIN FOR THE LANDING. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE CFI'S INADEQUATE SUPERVISION.

## Other reports on N8389Q (3)

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

- [Accident 19941223042149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941223042149A), Dec 23, 1994: Cessna A185F (N8389Q), Erie, CO, Substantial damage. Bounced and porpoised trying to climb. Lost directional control. Stalled. Impacted nose first. Stopped nose down.
- [Accident 19880429012329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880429012329A), Apr 29, 1988: Cessna A185F (N8389Q), Erie, CO, Substantial damage. Reached down to retract flaps and open cowl flaps on landing roll. Lost control veered off runway and nosed down.
- [Accident 19800117000539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800117000539A), Jan 17, 1980: Cessna A185F (N8389Q), Colorado Spring, CO, Substantial damage. Lost directional control during go around attempt from a bad landing. Aircraft stalled, hit runway, flipped over.

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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