# Accident 20011021028609A: Cessna A185E, Winnemucca, NV, October 21, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 21, 2001, 11:30 local time
- Place: Winnemucca, NV
- Airport: Winnemucca Municipal Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8967° N, 117.8058° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8967&lon=-117.8058&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7711L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7711L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A185E (registry code 2072818, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185E
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX02LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA011) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011021028609A

## Narrative

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

(-23) LOCAL UNREPORTED GUSTY CROSSWINDS. (.19) ON OCTOBER 21, 2001, ABOUT 1130 HOURS PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA A185E, N7711L, OPERATED BY THE PILOT, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING LANDING ROLL AT WINNEMUCCA, NEVADA. NEITHER THE PILOT NOR PASSENGER WERE INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE PERSONAL FLIGHT OPERATING UNDER 14 CFR PART 91, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT WINNEMUCCA AT AN UNKNOWN TIME AS A LOCAL AREA PERSONAL FLIGHT. THE PILOT REPORTED TO THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION (FAA) INSPECTOR THAT HE WAS LANDING ON RUNWAY 20, IN GUSTY CROSSWIND CONDITIONS, WHEN HE LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND ENDED UP INVERTED. THE PILOT HAD OWNED THE SAME AIRPLANE FOR 30 YEARS. THE FAA INSPECTOR STATED THERE WERE NO MECHANICAL MALFUNCTIONS.

## 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 LAX02LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA011), Oct 21, 2001: Cessna A185E (N7711L), Winnemucca, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind conditions, failure to maintain directional control and use of excessive braking, which resulted in the airplane nosing over.

## Other reports on N7711L (2)

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

- [Accident 20190504003879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190504003879A), May 4, 2019: Cessna A185E (N7711L), Valparaiso, IN, Substantial damage. On may 4, 2019, the pilot in command (PIC) of N7711L, a Cessna C185 aircraft, was practicing crosswind takeoffs and landings at porter county regional airport,…
- [Accident 20161025023889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161025023889A), Oct 25, 2016: Cessna A185E (N7711L), Winnemuccaa, NV, Substantial damage. Local flight. ASOS indicated winds of 5 knots at 060 degrees. Aircraft landed on runway 2 with a normal touchdown. On rollout, aircraft veered to the right,…

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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