# Accident 20110503008539A: Cessna A185F, Ocean City, NJ, May 3, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 3, 2011, 11:55 local time
- Place: Ocean City, NJ
- Airport: Ocean City
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2581° N, 74.6044° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2581&lon=-74.6044&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6389E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6389E-2016-05-26) (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 MOTOR IO 550 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,200 total, 260 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA11CA277](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11CA277) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110503008539A

## Narrative

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

ON TAKE OFF ROLL PILOT LIFTED THE TAIL WHEEL PREMATURELY CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO VEER TO THE LEFT. THE AIRCRAFT EXITED THE RUNWAY TO THE LEFT AND STRUCK A RUNWAY LIGHT AND CONTINUED IN A SLIDE WHICH CAUSED THE RIGHT  LANDING GEAR TO SEPARATE FROM THE AIRCRAFT.UPON SEPARATION OF THE AIRCRAFT LANDING GEAR THE RIGHT WING  AND PROPELLER STRUCK THE GROUND AND WERE DAMAGED.

## 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 ERA11CA277](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11CA277), May 3, 2011: Cessna A185F (N6389E), Ocean City, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll.

## Other reports on N6389E (1)

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

- [Incident 19810408023729I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810408023729I), Apr 8, 1981: Cessna A185F (N6389E), Columbus, OH, Minor damage. During takeoff at right angle to gusting wind with full left aileron and right rudder a noise was heard. Rt. Wheel

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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