# Accident 20030722021469A: Cessna A185F, Angel Fire, NM, July 22, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 22, 2003, 10:50 local time
- Place: Angel Fire, NM
- Airport: Angel Fire Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.4231° N, 105.2944° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.4231&lon=-105.2944&mi=10
- Aircraft: N60VA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N60VA) (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
- Reported engine: CONT IO520*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,900 total, 200 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN03LA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN03LA135) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030722021469A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JULY 23, 2003 AT 1050 MOUNTAIN DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 185F, N60VA, OPERATED BY JAMBRO INC., WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT IMPACTED TERRAIN DURING A TOUCH-AND-GO LANDING AT ANGEL FIRE AIRPORT (AXX), ANGEL FIRE, NEW MEXICO. THE AIRLINE TRANSPORT CERTIFICATED PILOT, AND PRIVATE PILOT WERE NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THIS PERSONAL FLIGHT BEING CONDUCTED UNDER TITLE 14, CFR PART 91. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO, AT APPROXIMATELY 1000 MOUNTAIN DAYLIGHT TIME.

## 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 DEN03LA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN03LA135), Jul 22, 2003: Cessna A185F (N60VA), Angel Fire, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: the instructor's inadequate supervision which resulted in the pilot's loss of directional control and the subsequent impact with the ditch. Contributing factors include the instructor's inadequate…

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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