# Accident 20130714011759A: Cessna A185F, Garden Valley, ID, July 14, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 14, 2013, 07:30 local time
- Place: Garden Valley, ID
- Airport: Deadwood
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.2975° N, 115.6397° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.2975&lon=-115.6397&mi=10
- Aircraft: N185BW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N185BW) (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 520 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,240 total, 24 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR13CA326](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13CA326) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130714011759A

## Narrative

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

PILOT REPORTED THAT ON JULY 14, 2013 HE DEPARTED GARDEN VALLEY AIRPORT FOR DEADWOOD AIRSTRIP (ID86)AT APPROXIMATLEY 0700. AS HE APPROACHED ID86 AND ATTEMPTED TO LAND HE WAS BLINDED BY THE SUN AND THE RIGHT WING HIT A TREE CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO FALL TO THE GROUND AND SLIDE ACROSS TWO DITCHES OFF OF THE RUNWAY. THERE WAS NO FIRE OR INJURY TO PERSON S OR PROPERTY.

## 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 WPR13CA326](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13CA326), Jul 14, 2013: Cessna A185F (N185BW), Cascade, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from trees during final approach due to the sun glare that obscured the pilot's vision.

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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