# Accident 19990709008999A: Cessna A185E, Beckwourth, CA, July 9, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 9, 1999, 14:00 local time
- Place: Beckwourth, CA
- Airport: Nervino Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5090° N, 119.9891° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5090&lon=-119.9891&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6XS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6XS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A185E (registry code 2072818, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185E
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX99LA249](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX99LA249) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990709008999A

## Narrative

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

ACFT RAN OFF THE RWY AFTER LANDING AND SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. (-23) DURING THE LANDING ROLLOUT, THE A/C WAS BLOWN SIDEWAYS BY A HEAT GENERATED DUST DEVIL/WHIRLWIND, (PREVIOUSLY UNSEEN BY THE PILOT) CAUSING THE LEFT WHEEL/AXLE TO SNAP OFF. THE LANDING GEAR STRUT WAS THEN FOLDED UP TO THE BOTTOM OF THE FUSELAGE. THE LEFT WING/AIRLERON THEN DRUG ALONG THE GROUND, ALSO DAMAGED WERE THE PROPELLER AND COWLING AND THE LEFT ELEVATOR AND STABILIZER. THE TWO OCCUPANTS WERE UNINJURED. NO FIRE FOLLOWED.

## 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 LAX99LA249](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX99LA249), Jul 9, 1999: Cessna 185 (N6XS), Beckwourth, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind conditions and subsequent failure to maintain directional control.

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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