# Accident 20040213001519A: Cessna A185F, Mesa, AZ, February 13, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 13, 2004, 14:26 local time
- Place: Mesa, AZ
- Airport: Falcon Field Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4608° N, 111.7283° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4608&lon=-111.7283&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4836Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4836Q) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 275 total, 8 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX04LA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04LA131) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040213001519A

## Narrative

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

(-23) MR. GOLDER, PILOT-IN-COMMAND OF N4836Q, A CESSNA 185 WAS CONDUCTING TOUCH-AND-GO'S TO RUNWAY 22R AT MESA FALCON FIELD (FFZ). DURING INVESTIGATION, MR. GOLDER STATED THAT ON LAST TOUCH-AND-GO, THE AIRCRAFT WAS STILL ON LANDING ROLL WHEN HE DIVERTED HIS ATTENTION INSIDE THE COCKPIT. AFTER LOOKING UP, MR. GOLDER NOTED AIRCRAFT TURNING LEFT ON RUNWAY AND ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT TO THE RIGHT. CONTROL INPUTS CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO BANK SEVERELY TO THE LEFT. LEFT WING CONTACTED THE RUNWAY AND SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. LEFT WING TIP AND LEFT AILERON RECEIVED IMPACT DAMAGE. LEFT WING UPPER SURFACE BUCKLED FROM WING TIP INBOARD APPROXIMATELY 3 FEET.

## 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 LAX04LA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04LA131), Feb 13, 2004: Cessna 185F (N4836Q), Mesa, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate compensation for the crosswind and his failure to maintain directional control, which resulted in an inadvertent ground loop. A factor in this accident was the pilot's diverted…

## Other reports on N4836Q (2)

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

- [Incident 19991011029189I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991011029189I), Oct 11, 1999: Cessna A185F (N4836Q), Morgan City, LA, Minor damage. (-23) PIC had made a pass over the landing area to check for any debri in the area. PIC landed the aircraft in the river near Morgan City, upon landing the PIC…
- [Accident 19890324018379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890324018379A), Mar 24, 1989: Cessna A185F (N4836Q), Lake Arthur, LA, Substantial damage. A wing hit trees overhanging canal bank after seaplane had landed. Rotated aircraft into canal bank.

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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