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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 185 · Newberry, MI · September 5, 2008

Date: September 5, 2008 · 17:15 local
Place: Newberry, MI
Airport: Luce County
Phase of flight: Final Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N80MW
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI08CA278
Reported as: Cessna 185
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 337 total218 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

N80MWRegistered now · Cessna A185FS/N 18503092 · Built 1976 Airframe modelCessna A185F Engine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) Aircraft enroute from anj to ery on approach to ery, pilot mistook an industrial area road as the airport and descended into high tension power lines crossing perpendicular to the road. After the aircraft struck the power lines the pilot applied power, gained altitude, spotted the airport and circled back to land at ery. The top of the verical fin with the rotating beacon, was torn from the aircraft and the upper part of the rudder with balance weight was torn off the aircraft. One of the propeller blades had a notch from cutting one power line, and a gear strut was also damaged.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT ENROUTE FROM ANJ TO ERY ON APPROACH TO ERY, PILOT MISTOOK AN INDUSTRIAL AREA ROAD AS THE AIRPORT AND DESCENDED INTO HIGH TENSION POWER LINES CROSSING PERPENDICULAR TO THE ROAD. AFTER THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE POWER LINES THE PILOT APPLIED POWER, GAINED ALTITUDE, SPOTTED THE AIRPORT AND CIRCLED BACK TO LAND AT ERY. THE TOP OF THE VERICAL FIN WITH THE ROTATING BEACON, WAS TORN FROM THE AIRCRAFT AND THE UPPER PART OF THE RUDDER WITH BALANCE WEIGHT WAS TORN OFF THE AIRCRAFT. ONE OF THE PROPELLER BLADES HAD A NOTCH FROM CUTTING ONE POWER LINE, AND A GEAR STRUT WAS ALSO DAMAGED.

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 CHI08CA278Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportNewberry, MIThe pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the wires on approach. Contributing to the accident was the sunshine, as reported by the pilot.Sep 5, 2008 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N80MW · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 19800716030159ARoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Chauvin, LAWater rudder hung up on landing. Seaplane struck sunken log, veered into trees on shore.Jul 16, 1980 · Substantial damage