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Accident · Substantial damage
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FAA accident report · Cessna A185F · Cottonwood, ID · October 17, 2004

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Date
October 17, 2004 · 11:30 local
Place
Cottonwood, ID
Airport
Private
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N101AM
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA05LA009
Reported as
Cessna A185F
Reported engine
Continental IO520D
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,325 total992 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days
N101AMRegistration cancelled Dec 8, 2004 · Cessna A185FS/N 18502390 · Built 1974Airframe modelCessna A185FEngine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) On October 17, 2004 michael foley, the pilot, attempted to take off from his Private airstrip. The airstrip is approximately 2500 feet in length at an altitude of 4600 with an estimated 7% to 8% gradient on the south 2/3 of the runway. The pilot estimated the wind from the south at 30 knots. He elected to take off into the wind going uphill. The aircraft became airborne but made slight contact with the ground just past the end of the runway and proceeded through a barbed wire fence. The pilot indicated while he was attempting to return to land the engine was running roughly and eventually failed. The pilot completed approximately 150 degrees of a right turn when he contacted the top of the ridge. This contact crater had parts of the right main gearbox and right step. The aircraft came to rest 375 feet from the first indications of impact along a 300" magnetic course. The aircraft was roughly pointed in the opposite direction the aircraft had been traveling. The tail assembly was torn from the fuselage with only the control cables attached. There was no post accident fire.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON OCTOBER 17, 2004 MICHAEL FOLEY, THE PILOT, ATTEMPTED TO TAKE OFF FROM HIS PRIVATE AIRSTRIP. THE AIRSTRIP IS APPROXIMATELY 2500 FEET IN LENGTH AT AN ALTITUDE OF 4600 WITH AN ESTIMATED 7% TO 8% GRADIENT ON THE SOUTH 2/3 OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT ESTIMATED THE WIND FROM THE SOUTH AT 30 KNOTS. HE ELECTED TO TAKE OFF INTO THE WIND GOING UPHILL. THE AIRCRAFT BECAME AIRBORNE BUT MADE SLIGHT CONTACT WITH THE GROUND JUST PAST THE END OF THE RUNWAY AND PROCEEDED THROUGH A BARBED WIRE FENCE. THE PILOT INDICATED WHILE HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO RETURN TO LAND THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING ROUGHLY AND EVENTUALLY FAILED. THE PILOT COMPLETED APPROXIMATELY 150 DEGREES OF A RIGHT TURN WHEN HE CONTACTED THE TOP OF THE RIDGE. THIS CONTACT CRATER HAD PARTS OF THE RIGHT MAIN GEARBOX AND RIGHT STEP. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST 375 FEET FROM THE FIRST INDICATIONS OF IMPACT ALONG A 300" MAGNETIC COURSE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS ROUGHLY POINTED IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION THE AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN TRAVELING. THE TAIL ASSEMBLY WAS TORN FROM THE FUSELAGE WITH ONLY THE CONTROL CABLES ATTACHED. THERE WAS NO POST ACCIDENT FIRE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB SEA05LA009Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportWhite Bird, IDThe pilot's failure to attain the proper airspeed for takeoff and his improper soft-field takeoff procedure. Factors contributing to the accident included the pilot's improper preflight planning, the fence, and the closed exhaust stack.Oct 17, 2004 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N101AM · 1

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

Accident 19781114039199ARoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Harvey, LAFloat eqpd. Hit barge.Nov 14, 1978 · Reported as Cessna A185E · Substantial damage