# Accident 20070620009979A: Cessna 185C, Las Vegas, NV, June 20, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 20, 2007, 09:30 local time
- Place: Las Vegas, NV
- Airport: Mc Carran International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.1786° N, 114.3036° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.1786&lon=-114.3036&mi=10
- Aircraft: N391M (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185C
- Reported engine: CONT IO470F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 20,170 total, 1,140 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA07TA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07TA174) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070620009979A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JUNE 20, 2007, AT 0930AM CESSNA 185 OPERATED BY THE MONTANA STATE DNRC AS A PUBLIC USE AIRCRAFT, PERFORMED AN EMERGENCY APPROACH AS A TRAINING MANEUVER TO AN UNCONTROLLED GRASS STRIP WITH THE INTENT OF PERFORMING A GO-AROUND. WHEN THE PILOT INITIATED THE GO-AROUND MANEUVER THERE WAS LITTLE RESPONSE TO THE THROTTLE CAUSING THE PILOT TO PERFORM A LANDING INTO AN ALFALFA FIELD. THE DENSE ALFALFA CAUSED THE RIGHT GEAR TO COLLAPSE CAUSING FURTHER DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING AND PROPELLER. THE SITE WAS APPROXIMATELY 3 MILES SOUTH EAST OF KALISPELL CITY AIRPORT FROM WHICH THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED. THE WEATHER AT THE TIME WAS VFR AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT OPERATING ON A FLIGHT PLAN. SUBSEQUENT OPERATIONS OF THE AIRCRAFT USING THE FUEL ABOARD THE AIRCRAFT DETERMINED NO CONDITIONS WHICH WOULD EXPLAIN THE LACK OF RESPONSE TO THE THROTTLE.

## 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 SEA07TA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07TA174), Jun 20, 2007: Cessna 185C (N391M), Kalispell, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The complete loss of engine power during an attempted go-around from a simulated engine-out landing. Factors include rough/uneven terrain and high vegetation where the pilot made an emergency forced…

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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