# Accident 20050926022749A: Cessna A185F, Tracy, CA, September 26, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 26, 2005, 12:45 local time
- Place: Tracy, CA
- Airport: Tracy Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.6931° N, 121.4475° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6931&lon=-121.4475&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8548Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8548Q) (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: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 18,500 total, 58 in this make and model, 242 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX05LA317](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05LA317) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050926022749A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AFTER TAKE OFF FROM TCY, CA, RUNWAY 30, CESSNA 185 PILOT REPORTED LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. POWER LOSS OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY 1 MILE AFTER TAKE OFF, AT 400 FEET AGL. PILOT COULD NOT MAINTAIN ALTITUDE, AND LANDED IN A VACANT FIELD 2 MILES NORTHWEST OF THE AIRPORT AT 1245 PDT. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE GROUND, RECEIVING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. NO INJURIES. PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD APPROXIMATELY 90 GAL OF FUEL ON BOARD. TANKS WERE STILL INTACT AFTER ACCIDENT AND CONTAINED A VISIBLE AMOUNT OF FUEL. ENGINE EXAMINATION AND TEARDOWN WILL BE COORDINATED WITH THE NTSB FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION.

## 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 LAX05LA317](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05LA317), Sep 26, 2005: Cessna A185F (N8548Q), Tracy, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

## Other reports on N8548Q (2)

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

- [Incident 19950916043969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950916043969I), Sep 16, 1995: Cessna A185F (N8548Q), Eugene, OR. Narrative: pilot was flying from aurora, OR to reno, NV when over Eugene, OR the engine ran rough. Pilot contacted pdx ATCT and eug ATC for clearance to land…
- [Incident 19820521031099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820521031099I), May 21, 1982: Cessna A185F (N8548Q), Intracoastal Ci, LA, Minor damage. Saw pilings in water on takeoff, aborted, but coasted into the obstruction.

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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