# Accident 19931130045349A: Cessna A185F, Maybell, CO, November 30, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 30, 1993, 14:00 local time
- Place: Maybell, CO
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.6697° N, 108.5093° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6697&lon=-108.5093&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6613N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6613N) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,113 total, 1,560 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW94LA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94LA040) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931130045349A

## Narrative

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

TURBULENCE ON LANDING APPARENTLY DISTRACTED PILOT THAT HE WAS LANDING IN 8 INCHES OF SNOW ON THE RUNWAY. NOSED OVER

## 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 FTW94LA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94LA040), Nov 30, 1993: Cessna A185F (N6613N), Maybell, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO ASCERTAIN THE CONDITION OF THE LANDING AREA. THE SNOW COVERED CONDITION OF THE RUNWAY WAS A FACTOR.

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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