# Accident 20001017018319A: Cessna A185F, Driggs, ID, October 17, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 17, 2000, 21:00 local time
- Place: Driggs, ID
- Airport: Tetonpeaks/Driggs Municipal/Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.7292° N, 111.2210° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.7292&lon=-111.2210&mi=10
- Aircraft: N93981 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185F
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA01LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01LA006) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001017018319A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON OCTOBER 17, 2000 APPROXIMATELY 1500 MDT, THE WING OF CESSNA N93981, A C-185, IMPACTED TERRAIN ADJACENT TO THE RUNWAY AFTER LANDING AT THE DRIGGS IDAHO AIRPORT. THE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD NOT INTENDED TO FLY THAT DAY AND WAS AT THE AIRPORT DRESSED FOR HIKING. WHEN THE BOSS ASKED HIM TO FLY HIM TO REXBURG FOR A SHORT MEETING. HE FLEW TO REXBURG WITHOUT INCIDENT. UPON RETURN FROM REXBURG, THE INITIAL LANDING AT DRIGGS WAS NORMAL. DURING THE SUBSEQUENT ROLL OUT THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO DRIFT TO THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. WHEN THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT, HE DISCOVERED THAT HIS HIKING BOOTS WERE HUNG UP ON THE RUDDER PEDALS AND WAS UNABLE TO CORRECT. HE REMOVED BOTH FEET FROM THE RUDDER PEDALS IN AN ATTEMPT TO REGAIN CONTROL. BEFORE CONTROL COULD BE REGAINED, THE AIRCRAFT WENT OFF THE RUNWAY AND SOFT DIRT CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO TURN OVER, CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 SEA01LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01LA006), Oct 17, 2000: Cessna 185F (N93981), Driggs, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control. Factors include soft terrain adjacent to the runway.

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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