# Accident 20050409005049A: Cessna A185F, Medford, OR, April 9, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 9, 2005, 23:45 local time
- Place: Medford, OR
- Airport: Medford-Jackson County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.3360° N, 122.8518° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Medford, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3360&lon=-122.8518&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4948Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4948Q) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 250 total, 210 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050409005049A

## Narrative

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

(-23) N4948Q LANDED ON RUNWAY 32 AT ROGUE VALLEY INTERNATIONAL-MEDFORD AIRPORT. DURING THE LANDING ROLL OUT, THE AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED. THE LEFT WING OF N4948Q INCURRED AUXILIARY SPAR DAMAGE.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N4948Q (3)

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

- [Accident 19920219003169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920219003169A), Feb 19, 1992: Cessna A185F (N4948Q), Pelican, AK, Substantial damage. Struck 30 foot channel marker 15 feet above water on climbout. Blamed sun in eyes hid marker.
- [Incident 19910731042699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910731042699I), Jul 31, 1991: Cessna A185F (N4948Q), Sitka, AK, Minor damage. While taxiing for takeoff in channel pilot inadvertently taxied into the coast guard channel marker buoy.
- [Incident 19820426028849I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820426028849I), Apr 26, 1982: Cessna A185F (N4948Q), San Angelo, TX, Minor damage. Made wheel landing. Swerved off runway and nosed up when tail came down.

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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