# Accident 20010616014429A: Ask Fork, AZ, June 16, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 16, 2001, 08:45 local time
- Place: Ask Fork, AZ
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.2264° N, 112.4886° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2264&lon=-112.4886&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4805 (not matched to a registry record)
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX01LA210](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01LA210) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010616014429A

## Narrative

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

(.19)ON JUNE 16, 2001, ABOUT 0845 HOURS MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA A185F, N4805, OWNED AND OPERATED BY THE PILOT, OVERRAN THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY AT THE PILOT'S PRIVATELY OWNED AIRSTRIP IN ASH FORK, ARIZONA. THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED UPON COLLIDING WITH BUSHES, AND THE COMMERCIAL CERTIFICATED PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS PERFORMED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, ABOUT 0630. THE PILOT REPORTED TO THE NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD INVESTIGATOR THAT HE HAD LANDED AT HIS AIRSTRIP ON OVER 50 OCCASIONS. THE RUNWAY IS ABOUT 1,185 FEET LONG, AND ITS ELEVATION IS ABOUT 5,400 FEET MEAN SEA LEVEL. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE TOUCHED DOWN LONG, BOUNCED, AND WAS UNABLE TO STOP BEFORE EXITING THE RUNWAY. (-23)ON JUNE 16, 2001, AT APPROXIMATELY 0845 LOCAL TIME (MST), N4805 CESSNA C-185, STANDARD CERTIFICATION, OVER RAN THE RUNWAY ON A PRIVATE AIRFIELD ON LANDING.  THE PILOT LANDED LONG ON A 1185' FT.  LANDING STRIP AT AN ALTITUDE OF 5400 FT.  THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO STOP IN THE REQUIRED DISTANCE SUBS                       TANTAILLY DAMAGING THE AIRCRAFT DURING LANDING. THERE WAS NO INJURIES AND NO DAMAGE TO PROPERTY ON THE SURFACE.

## 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 LAX01LA210](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01LA210), Jun 16, 2001: Cessna A185F (N4805), Ash Fork, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's misjudged touchdown location on a short runway. Contributing factors were the presence of a tailwind and the proximity of trees.

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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