# Accident 20070819018929A: Cessna A185F, Lake City, CO, August 19, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 19, 2007, 13:00 local time
- Place: Lake City, CO
- Airport: Castle Lakes
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.8333° N, 107.3333° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8333&lon=-107.3333&mi=10
- Aircraft: N185MR, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N185MR) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A185F (registry code 2072821, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520-D (registry code 17236, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185F
- Reported engine: CONT IO520D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total, 1,200 in this make and model, 89 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN07CA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN07CA139) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070819018929A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT ATTEMPTED DEPARTURE FROM RNWY 02. THE AIRFIELD IS 9300 FEET MSL. PILOT REPORTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT NEVER LEFT THE GROUND AS "IT DID NOT SEEM TO WANT TO FLY." THE PILOT STATED THAT HE ABORTED TAKE-OFF AS A RESULT OF FEELING  "THE AIRCRAFT BEING PUSHED BACK DOWN TO THE GROUND." THE AIRCRAFT RAN OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY INTO BRUSH AND TREES. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. NO INJURIES.

## 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 DEN07CA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN07CA139), Aug 19, 2007: Cessna A185F (N185MR), Lake City, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper preflight planning, his inability to attain short field takeoff performance, and his intentional maneuvering of the airplane into bushes and a fence during the aborted takeoff.…

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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