# Accident 20131222025099A: Cessna A185F, Carson City, NV, December 22, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 22, 2013, 11:43 local time
- Place: Carson City, NV
- Airport: Carson City Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1922° N, 119.7325° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1922&lon=-119.7325&mi=10
- Aircraft: N185CY, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N185CY) (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: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 2,800 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR14CA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14CA073) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20131222025099A

## Narrative

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

AFTER TOUCHING DOWN ON RUNWAY 27 THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE RIGHT, RUNNING OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY INTO THE DIRT AND SNOW, SUBSEQUENTLY FLIPPED UPSIDE DOWN COMING TO REST INVERTED. THE SOLE OCCUPANT, THE PILOT SUSTAINED NO INJURIES. VISIBLE DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT WAS WINDSHIELD, WINGS, FLAPS, LEFT AILERON, FUSELAGE LEFT AND RIGHT SIDES BY AFT SPAR AREA, VERTICAL FIN, RUDDER, TOP COWLING, PROPELLER, AND ENGINE MOUNT

## 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 WPR14CA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14CA073), Dec 22, 2013: Cessna A185F (N185CY), Carson City, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing which resulted in the airplane veering off the runway and nosing over.

## Other reports on N185CY (1)

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

- [Accident 20001105025229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001105025229A), Nov 5, 2000: Cessna A185F (N185CY), Carson City, NV, Substantial damage. (-23) Read my attached ptrs report first for details! This owner/operator was performing a maximum climb after take-off and the engine lost power at approx.…

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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