# Accident 20181109021629A: Cessna A185F, Reardan, WA, November 9, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 9, 2018, 09:00 local time
- Place: Reardan, WA
- Airport: Zwainz Farms
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.7133° N, 117.9200° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.7133&lon=-117.9200&mi=10
- Aircraft: N185PR, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N185PR) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 7,360 total, 837 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA19CA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA055) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181109021629A

## Narrative

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

DURING AN PRE-EMPLOYMENT PREPARATION FLIGHT, A SHORT FIELD LANDING WAS ATTEMPTED.  NEAR THE TOUCHDOWN POINT, THE PILOT UNDER EVALUATION (PUE) THOUGHT THE LANDING WAS UNSTABLE AND INITIATED A GO-AROUND.  THE INSTRUCTOR/EVALUATOR DIRECTED THE PILOT TO CONTINIE THE LANDING DUE TO THE UPSLOPING TERRAIN POSSIBLY EXCEEDING THE AVAIABLE CLIMB RATE.  THE PILOT REDUCED POWER AND CONTINUED THE LANDING.  DURING THE ROLLOUT THE AIRPLANE DRIFTED RIGHT, EVENTUALLY DEPARTING THE LANDING STRIP AND ONTO A FIELD WITH SOFT TERRAIN.  THE LEFT MAIN GEAR CAUGHT IN THE SOFT TERRAIN, CAUSING THE AIRPLANE TO TIP ONTO THE LEFT WING AND NOSE.

## 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 GAA19CA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA055), Nov 9, 2018: Cessna A185 (N185PR), Reardan, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot receiving instruction's improper approach and landing flare in crosswind conditions, which resulted in a bounced landing and subsequent loss of directional control. Contributing to the…

## Other reports on N185PR (1)

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

- [Incident 19861122074829I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861122074829I), Nov 22, 1986: Cessna A185F (N185PR), North Smithfiel, RI. Landed on a road after power loss. Found one empty fuel tank and one with less than one fourth fuel.

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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