# Accident 20000916015659A: Cessna A185F, Burnet, TX, September 16, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 16, 2000, 12:00 local time
- Place: Burnet, TX
- Airport: Burnet Municipal Kate Craddock Fld
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.7593° N, 98.2210° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.7593&lon=-98.2210&mi=10
- Aircraft: N34NC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N34NC) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 350 in this make and model, 41 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW00LA261](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA261) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000916015659A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ACCIDENT #FTWOOLA261 (.4)ON SEPTEMBER 16, 2000, AT 1200 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 185F TAILWHEEL EQUIPPED AIRPLANE, N34NC, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHILE LANDING ON RUNWAY 01 AT BURNET MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, BURNET, TEXAS. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT, WHO WAS THE REGISTERED OWNER AND OPERATOR OF THE AIRPLANE, AND HIS PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED FOR THE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM TP MCCAMPBELL AIRPORT, INGLESIDE, TEXAS, AT 1024 AND WAS DESTINED FOR BURNET, TEXAS. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, HE UTILIZED THE "PROPER CROSSWIND LANDING TECHNIQUE," DURING THE APPROACH TO RUNWAY 01. AS THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN, IT ENCOUNTERED A "CROSSWIND GUST," AND SUBSEQUENTLY, THE AIRPLANE SWERVED TO THE RIGHT, THE LEFT WING "DIPPED," THE WING-TIP CONTACTED THE RUNWAY SURFACE, AND THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER. THE AIRPLANE CAME TO REST INVERTED ON THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT ADDED THAT THE WINDS WERE FROM 100 DEGREES AT 7 KNOTS, GUSTING BETWEEN 10 AND 15 KNOTS.  ACCORDING TO AN FAA INSPECTOR, WHO EXAMINED THE AIRPLANE, THE TOP OF                                                 THE VERTICAL STABILIZER, RUDDER, AND BOTH MAIN WING SPARS SUSTAINED STRUCTURAL DAMAGE. HE ADDED THAT THE THREE PROPELLER BLADES WERE CURLED.

## 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 FTW00LA261](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA261), Sep 16, 2000: Cessna 185F (N34NC), Burnet, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane while landing. A factor was the crosswind.

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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