What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On sept. 8, 2000, at 16:52 MDT, a Cessna A185F, N269DP, operated by john a davenport for personal transportation, ran off the right side of runway 06 and flipped shortly after landing at Sierra Blanca Regional Airport (srr), Ruidoso, new Mexico. Visual meteorological conditionsprevailed at the time with winds from 170 degrees gusting from 11 to 18 knots. The aircraft was substantially damaged and the private pilot (sole occupant) was uninjured. The flight originated at fayette regional air center (3T5), la grange, Texas, approximately 3 hours earlier that day. A weather briefing had been obtained and no flight plan had been filed. (.4) on September 8, 2000, at 1652 mountain daylight time, a Cessna A185F, N269DP, was substantially damaged during landing roll when the airplane ground looped at Sierra Blanca Regional Airport, Ruidoso, new Mexico. The private pilot, the sole occupant of the airplane, was not injured. The pilot was operating the airplane under title 14 CFR part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the cross-country personal flight that originated 3 hours, 37 minutes before the accident. The pilot had not filed a flig ht plan. The pilot said that he was landing on runway 06. The recorded winds, at 1652, were 150 degrees at 11 knots; the recorded winds at 1645 were 170 degrees at 11 knots gusting to 18 knots. The pilot reported (on his NTSB form 6120.1/2) that the winds were calm. Witnesses stated that the airplane left the right side of the runway, and struck a runway light. The airplane ground looped to the right, separated its left wheel, and then nosed over. The vertical stabilizer was bent, the right strut was bent, and the left wing was wrinkled.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON SEPT. 8, 2000, AT 16:52 MDT, A CESSNA A185F, N269DP, OPERATED BY JOHN A DAVENPORT FOR PERSONAL TRANSPORTATION, RAN OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF RUNWAY 06 AND FLIPPED SHORTLY AFTER LANDING AT SIERRA BLANCA REGIONAL AIRPORT (SRR), RUIDOSO, NEW MEXICO. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONSPREVAILED AT THE TIME WITH WINDS FROM 170 DEGREES GUSTING FROM 11 TO 18 KNOTS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE PRIVATE PILOT (SOLE OCCUPANT) WAS UNINJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT FAYETTE REGIONAL AIR CENTER (3T5), LA GRANGE, TEXAS, APPROXIMATELY 3 HOURS EARLIER THAT DAY. A WEATHER BRIEFING HAD BEEN OBTAINED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED. (.4) ON SEPTEMBER 8, 2000, AT 1652 MOUNTAIN DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA A185F, N269DP, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING LANDING ROLL WHEN THE AIRPLANE GROUND LOOPED AT SIERRA BLANCA REGIONAL AIRPORT, RUIDOSO, NEW MEXICO. THE PRIVATE PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRPLANE, WAS NOT INJURED. THE PILOT WAS OPERATING THE AIRPLANE UNDER TITLE 14 CFR PART 91. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE CROSS-COUNTRY PERSONAL FLIGHT THAT ORIGINATED 3 HOURS, 37 MINUTES BEFORE THE ACCIDENT. THE PILOT HAD NOT FILED A FLIG HT PLAN. THE PILOT SAID THAT HE WAS LANDING ON RUNWAY 06. THE RECORDED WINDS, AT 1652, WERE 150 DEGREES AT 11 KNOTS; THE RECORDED WINDS AT 1645 WERE 170 DEGREES AT 11 KNOTS GUSTING TO 18 KNOTS. THE PILOT REPORTED (ON HIS NTSB FORM 6120.1/2) THAT THE WINDS WERE CALM. WITNESSES STATED THAT THE AIRPLANE LEFT THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, AND STRUCK A RUNWAY LIGHT. THE AIRPLANE GROUND LOOPED TO THE RIGHT, SEPARATED ITS LEFT WHEEL, AND THEN NOSED OVER. THE VERTICAL STABILIZER WAS BENT, THE RIGHT STRUT WAS BENT, AND THE LEFT WING WAS WRINKLED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.