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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna A185F · Hart Mountain, OR · September 4, 2008

Date: September 4, 2008 · 10:15 local
Place: Hart Mountain, OR
Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N185ZZ
NTSB investigation: NTSBSEA08CA197
Reported as: Cessna A185F
Reported engine: Continental IO520*
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 7,800 total500 in this make and model90 in the last 90 days

N185ZZRegistered now · Cessna A185ES/N 185-1029 · Built 1966 Airframe modelCessna A185E Engine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) On September 04, 2008 the above pilot landed a Cessna A185F on lake county road 3.12 without incident. Lake county road 3.12 is a gravel road 10 to 15 feet wide and runs east/west at this location. At approx 10:15 PST the above pilot attempted to takeoff from road 3.12. While taking off the pilot experienced heavy wash boarding on the road surface at around 40 mph, lost control and the aircraft became air born. The pilot cut power and applied heavy braking. The aircraft veered off the road surface to the left and struck large rocks along side the road. The left hand main landing gear and tail wheel assembly were removed from the aircraft. The left hand wing struck rocks on the outboard section, crushing the outboard leading edge and wrinkling the top surface of the wing. The propeller was damaged and engine cowling showed signs of twisting. The tail section was damaged and bent in a downward condition. The pilot and passenger exited the aircraft without injury.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON SEPTEMBER 04, 2008 THE ABOVE PILOT LANDED A CESSNA A185F ON LAKE COUNTY ROAD 3.12 WITHOUT INCIDENT. LAKE COUNTY ROAD 3.12 IS A GRAVEL ROAD 10 TO 15 FEET WIDE AND RUNS EAST/WEST AT THIS LOCATION. AT APPROX 10:15 PST THE ABOVE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO TAKEOFF FROM ROAD 3.12. WHILE TAKING OFF THE PILOT EXPERIENCED HEAVY WASH BOARDING ON THE ROAD SURFACE AT AROUND 40 MPH, LOST CONTROL AND THE AIRCRAFT BECAME AIR BORN. THE PILOT CUT POWER AND APPLIED HEAVY BRAKING. THE AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF THE ROAD SURFACE TO THE LEFT AND STRUCK LARGE ROCKS ALONG SIDE THE ROAD. THE LEFT HAND MAIN LANDING GEAR AND TAIL WHEEL ASSEMBLY WERE REMOVED FROM THE AIRCRAFT. THE LEFT HAND WING STRUCK ROCKS ON THE OUTBOARD SECTION, CRUSHING THE OUTBOARD LEADING EDGE AND WRINKLING THE TOP SURFACE OF THE WING. THE PROPELLER WAS DAMAGED AND ENGINE COWLING SHOWED SIGNS OF TWISTING. THE TAIL SECTION WAS DAMAGED AND BENT IN A DOWNWARD CONDITION. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER EXITED THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT INJURY.

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 SEA08CA197Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportLakeview, ORThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control. A contributing factor was the rough terrain.Sep 4, 2008 · Substantial damage