# Accident 20060520009559A: Cessna A185F, Columbia, CA, May 20, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 20, 2006, 13:00 local time
- Place: Columbia, CA
- Airport: Columbia Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.0306° N, 120.4144° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0306&lon=-120.4144&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5468E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5468E) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 231 total, 21 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX06CA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06CA179) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060520009559A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING LANDING IN A TEN KNOT 90 DEGREE CROSS WIND CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING, LANDING GEAR AND HORIZONTAL STABILIZER. PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED.

## 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 LAX06CA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06CA179), May 20, 2006: Cessna A185F (N5468E), Columbia, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate compensation for the crosswind condition and his failure to maintain directional control during the landing rollout.

## Other reports on N5468E (2)

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

- [Incident 19900304008529I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900304008529I), Mar 4, 1990: Cessna 185F (N5468E), Las Vegas, NV, Minor damage. On landing left wing tip hit ground. Pilot stated wind gust hit aircraft on level off.
- [Accident 19801027058819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801027058819A), Oct 27, 1980: Cessna A185F (N5468E), Round Lake, NY, Substantial damage. Deer crossed in front of airplane during landing roll. Pilot hit brakes too hard. Airplane nosed over.

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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