# Accident 20100906045989A: Cessna A185F, Santa Ynez, CA, September 6, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 6, 2010, 14:20 local time
- Place: Santa Ynez, CA
- Airport: Santa Ynez
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.6067° N, 120.0756° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6067&lon=-120.0756&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4622C (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185F
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-550 SERIES
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 17,200 total, 29 in this make and model, 143 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR10CA480](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10CA480) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100906045989A

## Narrative

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

DURING TAKEOFF IN CALM WINDS, AFTER TAIL CAME OFF RUNWAY, THE AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF TO THE RIGHT - STRIKING RUNWAY SIGN AND RUNWAY LIGHT.

## 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 WPR10CA480](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10CA480), Sep 6, 2010: Cessna A185 (N4622C), Santa Ynez, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control, likely due to the inadvertent control interference by a passenger. A finding in the accident was the pilot's improper pre flight briefing.

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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