# Accident 20090602008199A: Cessna A185F, Wenatchee, WA, June 2, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 2, 2009, 09:08 local time
- Place: Wenatchee, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.3997° N, 120.2108° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.3997&lon=-120.2108&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1015F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1015F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A185F (registry code 2072821, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f) (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
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,500 total, 2,500 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR09CA276](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09CA276) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090602008199A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS LANDING AT HURST LANDING A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP SOUTH OF WENATCHEE, WA.  HE LANDED LONG AND STRUCK A TREE AT ABOUT 10 MILES PER HOUR.  THE COLLISION CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO TURN THE AIRCRAFT AND NOSE OVER ON TO THE PROPELLER.  THE LANDING FIELD IS ABOUT 900 FEET LONG.

## 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 WPR09CA276](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09CA276), Jun 2, 2009: Cessna A185F (N1015F), Wenatchee, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's misjudged approach and failure to attain the proper touchdown point.

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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