# Accident 20100912044949A: Cessna A185F, Rushville, NE, September 12, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 12, 2010, 20:00 local time
- Place: Rushville, NE
- Airport: Off Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.7175° N, 102.4583° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7175&lon=-102.4583&mi=10
- Aircraft: N714AL (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185F
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,400 total, 400 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN10CA539](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA539) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100912044949A

## Narrative

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

AT APPROXIMATELY 1900, MST PILOT WAS DEPARTING AN OFF-AIRPORT FIELD. TAKE-OFF RUN STARTED BEHIND A SMALL HILL. AS THE AIRCRAFT CLEARED THE FIRST RISE OF THE HILL, PILOT STATED HE WAS BLINDED BY THE SETTING SUN AND LOST GROUND REFERENCE. AIRCRAFT GROUND TRACK YAWED TO THE LEFT. AS THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO ROTATE, PILOT APPLIED FULL RIGHT RUDDER TO CORRECT GROUND TRACK PATH. AIRCRAFT LOST LIFT DUE TO THE FULL RIGHT RUDDER APPLICATION AND IMPACTED RISING TERRAIN. LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED AND AIRCRAFT SLID APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET COMING TO REST ON THE FUSELAGE.

## 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 CEN10CA539](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA539), Sep 13, 2010: Cessna A185F (N714AL), Rushville, NE, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during takeoff. Contributing to the accident was the loss of visual reference due to the sun glare.

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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