# Accident 20060306003119A: Cessna A185F, Ely, NV, March 6, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 6, 2006, 08:15 local time
- Place: Ely, NV
- Airport: Ely Airport - Yelland Fld
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2853° N, 114.8333° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2853&lon=-114.8333&mi=10
- Aircraft: N120KM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N120KM-2014-03-04) (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: 4,500 total, 700 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC06LA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC06LA024) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060306003119A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MARCH 6, 2006, AT 8:15 AM, THE PILOT ^PRIVACY D^ TAXIED HIS CESSNA 185 FROM THE RAMP AT THE ELY, NV AIRPORT FOR DEPARTURE. AS HE WAS TAXIING A STRONG GUST OF WIND CAUSED THE AIRPLANE'S RIGHT WING TIP TO HIT THE GROUND DAMAGING THE OUTBOARD 35 TO 40 INCHES, WITH AILERON DAMAGE.

## 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 ANC06LA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC06LA024), Mar 6, 2006: Cessna 185 (N120KM), Ely, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for a quartering tailwind while taxiing, which resulted in a loss of control and an on ground encounter with terrain. A factor in the accident was the quartering…

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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