# Accident 20110430008519A: Cessna 185A, Bend, OR, April 30, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 30, 2011, 16:30 local time
- Place: Bend, OR
- Airport: Bend
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.0900° N, 121.2133° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0900&lon=-121.2133&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1679Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1679Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 185A (registry code 2072804, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-185a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185A
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR I0-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 20,000 total, 230 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR11CA215](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11CA215) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110430008519A

## Narrative

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

ON LANDING ON RUNWAY 34 AT BDN THE LEFT WING LIFTED AND THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT.  THE PILOT APPLIED RIGHT BRAKE AND THE AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED.  THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING TIP RIGHT AILERON AND THE RIGHT ELEVATOR.  THERE WERE  NO INJURIES

## 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 WPR11CA215](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11CA215), Apr 30, 2011: Cessna 185A (N1679Z), Bend, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.

## Other reports on N1679Z (1)

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

- [Accident 19930620022679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930620022679A), Jun 20, 1993: Cessna 185A (N1679Z), Victory, AK, Substantial damage. Left wheel hit soft spot landing on a remote gravel strip. Tried go around but no acceleration. Ran into trees.

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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