# Accident 20060724017859A: Cessna A185F, Cove, OR, July 24, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 24, 2006, 07:55 local time
- Place: Cove, OR
- Airport: Minam Lodge
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.3581° N, 117.6342° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.3581&lon=-117.6342&mi=10
- Aircraft: N477G (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 20,100 total, 820 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA06CA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA06CA176) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060724017859A

## Narrative

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

(-23) BACKCOUNTRY AIRPORT, GRASS COVERED AND WET WITH DEW PLUS HAS A BEND (DOG LEG) IN THE RUNWAY ABOUT HALFWAY DOWN THE DEPARTURE PATH. AS THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO THE DOG LEG, IT STARTED A SLIDE ON THE SLICK GRASS AND THE PILOT ABORTED THE TAKEOFF. THE PILOT COULD NOT CORRECT FOR THE SLIDING OF THE WHEELS ON THE SLICK GRASS AND THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK SOME SMALL TREES AND BRUSH ON THE EDGE OF THE RUNWAY. DAMAGE WAS TO BOTH WINGS, AND THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE ONLY WAY INTO OR OUT OF THIS AIRSTRIP IS BY AIRCRAFT. FSDO INSPECTORS DID NOT TRAVEL TO THE SCENE DUE TO THE REMOTE LOCATION.

## 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 SEA06CA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA06CA176), Jul 24, 2006: Cessna 185 (N477G), Cove, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll. Factors include wet grass and trees.

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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