# Accident 20111028025799A: Cessna A185F, Bend, OR, October 28, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 28, 2011, 13:47 local time
- Place: Bend, OR
- Airport: Bend Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.1453° N, 120.9731° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.1453&lon=-120.9731&mi=10
- Aircraft: N520YH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N520YH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A185F (registry code 2072821, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-520 series (registry code 41584, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185F
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-520 SER
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 3,819 total, 838 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR12LA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12LA023) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111028025799A

## Narrative

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

10/30/2011 - AIRCRAFT ENROUTE FROM SHEPP AIRFIELD NEAR SALMON, ID TO BEND, OR LOST POWER APPROXIMATELY 15 MILES EAST OF BEND, OR (S07).  PILOT WAS WAS UNABLE TO RE-START ENGINE IN FLIGHT.  AIRCRAFT LANDED ON A SERVICE ROAD IN A FIELD.  ON GROUND ROLLOUT, LEFT WHEEL IMPACTED DEBRIS ON THE GROUND AND CAUSED AIRCRAFT TO FLIP OVER LONGITUDINALLY.  AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN AN INVERTED POSITION.  THE PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS WERE ABLE TO EXIT AIRCRAFT WITH NO REPORTED INJURIES.DURING SUBSEQUENT INVESTIGATIONS IN WAS DETERMINED THAT THE AIRCRAFT FUEL SLECTOR VALVE WAS IN THE "LEFT" FUEL TANK POSITION.  THE PILOT ESTIMATED THAT HE HAD APPROXIMATELY 25 GALLONS OF FUEL IN EACH TANK AT DEPARTURE FROM SHEPP.  THE TAKEOFF WAS CONDUCTED WITH THE FUEL TANK SELECTOR IN THE "BOTH" POSITION.  APPROXIMATELY 20 MINUTES AFTER TAKEOFF, THE PILOT SELECTED THE "LEFT" TANK TO CORRECT A SLIGHT FUEL IMBALANCE IN THE TANKS.THE PILOT STATED THAT HE NEGLECTED TO RESELECT "BOTH" DURING THE REMAINDER OF THE FLIGHT.DURING THE POST ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION, APPROXIMATELY 23 GALLONS OF FUEL WERE RECOVERED FROM THE RIGHT WING AND APPROXIMATELY 6 GALLONS WER RECOVERED FROM THE LEFT WING.  THE AIRCRAFT FLIGHT MANUAL INDICTES THAT THERE ARE APPROXIMATELY 3 GALLONS (PER SIDE) OF UNUSABLE FUEL IN THE AIRCRAFT'S FUEL SYSTEM. THE AIRCRAFT MANUFACTURER REPORTED THAT IF THE AIRCRAFT WERE LEFT IN AN INVERTED POSITION FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME, IT WAS PROBABLE THAT SEVERAL GALLONS OF FUEL COULD HAVE TRANSFERRED BETWEEN TANKS DUE TO GRAVITY FEED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DISASSEMBLED AND RELOCATED TO A STORAGE AREA PENDING COMPLETION OF THE NTSB INVESTIGATION.

## 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 WPR12LA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12LA023), Oct 28, 2011: Cessna 185 (N520YH), Prineville, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation, which resulted from the pilot inadvertently leaving the fuel selector set to the left tank. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s deviation…

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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