# Accident 20000518005169A: Cessna 185, Borrego Springs, CA, May 18, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 18, 2000, 14:00 local time
- Place: Borrego Springs, CA
- Airport: Borrego Valley Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.1691° N, 116.2707° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1691&lon=-116.2707&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9955X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9955X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 185 (registry code 2072802, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-185) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185
- Reported engine: CONT IO470F
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,038 total, 867 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX00LA198](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA198) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000518005169A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MAY 18, 2000, AT APPROXIMATELY 2:00 P.M. PDT,^PRIVACY DATA ^LANDED HIS AIRPLANE, A CESSNA 185 (TAIL WHEEL MODEL), AT THE BORREDGO VALLEY AIRPORT, ACCOMPANIED BY PASSENGER^PRIVACY DAT^.UPON LANDING, A GUST OF WIND RAISED THE LEFT WING. PILOT OVERCORRECTED, RESULTING IN A/C RUNNING OFF RUNWAY ON THE LEFT SIDE, INTO A DIRT MEDIAN BETWEEN RUNWAY AND TAXIWAY. DUE TO HEAVY SIDE LOADS IMPOSED ON LANDING GEAR AS THE AIRPLANE TURNED LEFT, RIGHT MAIN GEAR STRUT COLLAPSED UNDER FUSELAGE. FOLLOWED BY RIGHT WING TIP STRIKING GROUND AND BENDING WING. A/C CAME TO REST PARTIALLY ON RIGHT SIDE. WITH SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO RIGHT WING, LANDING GEAR AND PROPELLOR. NO INJURIES TO PILOT OR PASSENGER.                                                      (.4)ON MAY 18, 2000, AT 1400 HOURS PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 185, N9955X, GROUND LOOPED WHILE LANDING ON RUNWAY 25 AT THE BORREGO VALLEY AIRPORT, BORREGO SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA. DURING THE GROUND LOOP, THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE RIGHT WING WAS BENT. THE AIRPLANE, OWNED AND OPERATED BY THE PILOT UNDER 14 CFR PART 91, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDI TIONS EXISTED FOR THE PERSONAL FLIGHT AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THE RAMONA, CALIFORNIA, AIRPORT AT 1315 AS A CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT TO BORREGO SPRINGS. ACCORDING TO THE AIRPORT MANAGER, THE WIND WAS REPORTED TO BE FROM THE SOUTHWEST AT 8 TO 10 KNOTS, WITH HIGHER GUSTS. THE PILOT STATED THAT ON THE LANDING ROLLOUT HE ENCOUNTERED A GUSTING, QUARTERING TAILWIND, WHICH LIFTED THE LEFT WING AND CAUSED THE AIRPLANE TO VEER TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRPLANE THEN GROUND LOOPED INTO THE SOFT SAND BESIDE THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT SAID THERE WERE NO MECHANICAL MALFUNCTIONS OR FAILURES OF THE AIRPLANE.

## 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 LAX00LA198](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA198), May 18, 2000: Cessna 185 (N9955X), Borrego Springs, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for the crosswind condition and his subsequent failure to maintain directional control during landing.

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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