# Accident 20130808014829A: Commonwealth 185, Burlington, WA, August 8, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 8, 2013, 13:00 local time
- Place: Burlington, WA
- Airport: Skagit Regional
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.4703° N, 122.4217° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.4703&lon=-122.4217&mi=10
- Aircraft: N67045, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N67045) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Commonwealth 185 (registry code 2370608, https://openairdocs.org/model/commonwealth-185) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: COMMONWEALTH 185
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR C85 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 95 total, 5 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR13LA364](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13LA364) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130808014829A

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED A GUST OF WIND CAUGHT THE LEFT WING ON LANDING CAUSING THE A/C TORAISE UP ONTO RIGHT TIRE AND VEER OFF THE RUNWAY TO THE LEFT. A/C WENT INTO THE GRASS AND FLIPPED ON ITS BACK.

## 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 WPR13LA364](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13LA364), Aug 8, 2013: Commonwealth 185 (N67045), Burlington, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate control inputs during a crosswind landing, which resulted in a hard landing and loss of directional control.

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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