20080426832099A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna A185E · Bend, OR · April 26, 2008

Date
April 26, 2008 · 13:00 local
Place
Bend, OR
Airport
Bend Municipal
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N185NH
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA08CA112
Reported as
Cessna A185E
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
331 total39 in this make and model39 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) It appears that the pilot lost control of the aircraft while landing at bdn on runway 16. According to the pilot, "wind gust blew aircraft off runway into scrub brush." The aircraft came to rest approximately 150 feet east of runway centerline, and approximately 1000 feet from threshold. The right wing tip, right aileron, and right elevator contacted the ground several times until the aircraft came to a stop.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) IT APPEARS THAT THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT WHILE LANDING AT BDN ON RUNWAY 16. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, "WIND GUST BLEW AIRCRAFT OFF RUNWAY INTO SCRUB BRUSH." THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST APPROXIMATELY 150 FEET EAST OF RUNWAY CENTERLINE, AND APPROXIMATELY 1000 FEET FROM THRESHOLD. THE RIGHT WING TIP, RIGHT AILERON, AND RIGHT ELEVATOR CONTACTED THE GROUND SEVERAL TIMES UNTIL THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.