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Accident · Substantial damage
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FAA accident report · Cessna A185F · Lake Powell, UT · May 3, 2008

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Date
May 3, 2008 · 08:00 local
Place
Lake Powell, UT
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N185KH
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX08CA129
Reported as
Cessna A185F
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
750 total600 in this make and model15 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) The pilot privacy data omitted took off from a dirt road where he hit a rut and heard a loud pop; this may have caused the right main tire to separate from the trim. The pilot couldn't see this due to the fact he was in the left seat. During the final approach into nokia dome landing strip N185KH developed a high sink rate hitting the ground very hard causing the aircraft to bounce. The left wing shows evidence of high negative g's, a bent strut and probable left wing spar damage and probable attach point damage. The a/c veered to the left due to left turning tendencies because of the already low airspeed and high power applied by the pilot in his attempt to recover. The aircraft departed the runway, power was reduced as the pilot realized he had lost control. The aircraft impacted two small trees, the nose then impacted the ground and came to rest on its top approximately 270 yards from the west end of the strip and 25 yards north. Will contact scottsdale FSDO for an inspection after aircraft has been recovered.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ TOOK OFF FROM A DIRT ROAD WHERE HE HIT A RUT AND HEARD A LOUD POP; THIS MAY HAVE CAUSED THE RIGHT MAIN TIRE TO SEPARATE FROM THE TRIM. THE PILOT COULDN'T SEE THIS DUE TO THE FACT HE WAS IN THE LEFT SEAT. DURING THE FINAL APPROACH INTO NOKIA DOME LANDING STRIP N185KH DEVELOPED A HIGH SINK RATE HITTING THE GROUND VERY HARD CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO BOUNCE. THE LEFT WING SHOWS EVIDENCE OF HIGH NEGATIVE G'S, A BENT STRUT AND PROBABLE LEFT WING SPAR DAMAGE AND PROBABLE ATTACH POINT DAMAGE. THE A/C VEERED TO THE LEFT DUE TO LEFT TURNING TENDENCIES BECAUSE OF THE ALREADY LOW AIRSPEED AND HIGH POWER APPLIED BY THE PILOT IN HIS ATTEMPT TO RECOVER. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY, POWER WAS REDUCED AS THE PILOT REALIZED HE HAD LOST CONTROL. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED TWO SMALL TREES, THE NOSE THEN IMPACTED THE GROUND AND CAME TO REST ON ITS TOP APPROXIMATELY 270 YARDS FROM THE WEST END OF THE STRIP AND 25 YARDS NORTH. WILL CONTACT SCOTTSDALE FSDO FOR AN INSPECTION AFTER AIRCRAFT HAS BEEN RECOVERED.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB LAX08CA129Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportMexican Hat, UTThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control.May 3, 2008 · Substantial damage