20041205030479A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna A185F · Renton, WA · December 5, 2004

Date: December 5, 2004 · 12:28 local
Place: Renton, WA
Airport: Renton Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N532PC
NTSB investigation: NTSBSEA05FA022
Reported as: Cessna A185F
Reported engine: Continental IO520*
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Pilot’s flight hours: 480 total

N532PCRegistration cancelled Apr 20, 2005 · Cessna A185FS/N 185-02830 · Built 1975 Airframe modelCessna A185F Engine 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) At approximately 12:20 pm on 12-05-2004 during a sequence of "touch-and-go" operations, during takeoff the aircraft banked left at about 100' AGL and crashed on the southeast corner of Renton Municipal Airport within the boundary of Boeing property. After the last touch-and-go sequence the pilot reported that he had a problem to the tower. The type of problem was not specified. The aircraft impacted first on the left main spring landing gear and left wing tip. The aircraft propeller struck the pavement at about the same time indicating the engine was turning. Upon impact the aircraft skidded approximately 100' and struck a jet exhaust blast fence at high speed causing the right wing fuel cell to rupture and the aircraft to explode and subsequently burst into flame. The pilot did not survive. No other persons were on board at the time.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AT APPROXIMATELY 12:20 PM ON 12-05-2004 DURING A SEQUENCE OF "TOUCH-AND-GO" OPERATIONS, DURING TAKEOFF THE AIRCRAFT BANKED LEFT AT ABOUT 100' AGL AND CRASHED ON THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF RENTON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT WITHIN THE BOUNDARY OF BOEING PROPERTY. AFTER THE LAST TOUCH-AND-GO SEQUENCE THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE HAD A PROBLEM TO THE TOWER. THE TYPE OF PROBLEM WAS NOT SPECIFIED. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED FIRST ON THE LEFT MAIN SPRING LANDING GEAR AND LEFT WING TIP. THE AIRCRAFT PROPELLER STRUCK THE PAVEMENT AT ABOUT THE SAME TIME INDICATING THE ENGINE WAS TURNING. UPON IMPACT THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED APPROXIMATELY 100' AND STRUCK A JET EXHAUST BLAST FENCE AT HIGH SPEED CAUSING THE RIGHT WING FUEL CELL TO RUPTURE AND THE AIRCRAFT TO EXPLODE AND SUBSEQUENTLY BURST INTO FLAME. THE PILOT DID NOT SURVIVE. NO OTHER PERSONS WERE ON BOARD AT THE TIME.

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 SEA05FA022Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportRenton, WAThe pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control when the flaps became jammed/stuck in their full-down position during a takeoff from a touch-and-go landing. Factors include a worn/disconnected flap latch mechanism, and the flaps being unable to be retracted.Dec 5, 2004 · Destroyed

Other reports on N532PC · 1

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

Accident 19990713043009ARenton, WA(-23) Pilot aborted a landing on runway 15 and had gone around, on second attempt, he landed the a/c and then lost control and ground looped.Jul 13, 1999 · No damage