# Accident 20000728011959A: Cessna A185F, Tillamook, OR, July 28, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 28, 2000, 13:00 local time
- Place: Tillamook, OR
- Airport: Tillamook Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.4609° N, 123.7096° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.4609&lon=-123.7096&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7485C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7485C) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA00LA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA00LA147) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000728011959A

## Narrative

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

(-23) FLIGHT FROM HILSBORO TO TILAMOOK, OR. PILOT NOTICED LIGHT CROSSWIND ON FINAL, SELECTED THREE POINT LANDING TECHNIQUE. FLARED HIGH, HARD TOUCHDOWN, NOSE TRACKED TO THE LEFT, DEPARTED HARD SURFACE. PILOT COULD NOT CORRECT WITH RUDDER. ADDED POWER, RIGHT WING CONTACTED GROUND. A/C NOSE IMPACTED GROUND. DAMAGE TO LEADING EDGE OF BOTH WINGS, RIGHT AILERON, ENGINE FIREWALL, SEA BRACE AND PROPELLER.

## 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 SEA00LA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA00LA147), Jul 28, 2000: Cessna A185F (N7485C), Tillamook, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control.

## Other reports on N7485C (1)

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

- [Incident 19980804037239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980804037239I), Aug 4, 1998: Cessna A185F (N7485C), Hubbard, OR, Minor damage. (-5)On normal three point touch down, the tail wheel vibrated intensely throwing the airplane to the right. Full left rudder would not arrest the veering to…

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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