# Accident 20080904844909A: Cessna A185F, Hart Mountain, OR, September 4, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 4, 2008, 10:15 local time
- Place: Hart Mountain, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1611° N, 120.3989° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1611&lon=-120.3989&mi=10
- Aircraft: N185ZZ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N185ZZ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A185E (registry code 2072818, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185F
- Reported engine: CONT IO520*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,800 total, 500 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA08CA197](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA08CA197) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080904844909A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 SEA08CA197](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA08CA197), Sep 4, 2008: Cessna A185F (N185ZZ), Lakeview, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control. A contributing factor was the rough terrain.

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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