# Accident 20000624006089A: Cessna A185F, Tucson, AZ, June 24, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 24, 2000, 19:00 local time
- Place: Tucson, AZ
- Airport: Avra Valley Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.4501° N, 111.2904° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4501&lon=-111.2904&mi=10
- Aircraft: N185DE, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N185DE) (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: 15 total, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX00LA243](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA243) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000624006089A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT STATED THAT A FIVE KNOT CROSSWIND EXISTED, THAT HE LANDED, PUT ON THE BRAKES, AND THE AIRPLANE FLIPPED OVER. (.4) ON JUNE 24, 2000, ABOUT 1900 HOURS PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA A185F, N185DE, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING A NOSE OVER ON THE LANDING ROLLOUT AT MARANA, ARIZONA. THE AIRPLANE WAS OWNED AND OPERATED BY THE PRIVATE PILOT, WHO WAS NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE PERSONAL FLIGHT, WHICH WAS OPERATED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE PILOT STATED TO THE SAFETY BOARD INVESTIGATOR THAT HE WAS LANDING, AND DURING THE ROLLOUT HE APPLIED AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF BRAKING, WHICH CAUSED THE AIRPLANE TO NOSE OVER. AT THE PILOT'S LAST DOCUMENTED THIRD-CLASS FLIGHT PHYSICAL HE REPORTED A TOTAL FLIGHT TIME OF 15 HOURS. HE ALSO STATED THAT THERE WERE NO AIRPLANE OR WEATHER ISSUES. THE PILOT DID NOT PROVIDE THE SAFETY BOARD PILOT/OPERATOR AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT REPORT, FORM 6120.1/2.

## 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 LAX00LA243](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA243), Jun 25, 2000: Cessna A185F (N185DE), Marana, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's excessive use of wheel brakes during the landing roll resulting in the airplane's nosing 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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