# Incident 20200602008699I: Cessna A185E, El Rito, NM, June 2, 2020

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 2, 2020, 11:15 local time
- Place: El Rito, NM
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.3326° N, 106.1741° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of El Rito, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3326&lon=-106.1741&mi=10
- Aircraft: N70183, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N70183) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A185E (registry code 2072818, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185E
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,650 total, 124 in this make and model, 46 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200602008699I

## Narrative

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

ON JUNE 02, 2020, AT 1115 MST, A CE-185, N70183, REGISTERED TO

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, EXPERIENCED LOW OIL PRESSURE INDICATIONS IN THE ENROUTE PHASE OF FLIGHT. THE PILOT CONDUCTED A PRECAUTIONARY OFF-FIELD LANDING NEAR EL RITO, NM.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT

THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE LANDING WAS ACCOMPLISHED SUCCESSFULLY. THE PILOT LATER DECIDED TO ATTEMPT TO DEPART THE FIELD. WHILE TAXIING, THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR

DAMAGE AFTER IT ENCOUNTERED A DITCH. THE CERTIFICATED PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT ROCKY MOUNTAIN METROPOLITAN AIRPORT (KBJC), DENVER, CO ON JUNE 02, 2020.

## Other reports on N70183 (1)

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

- [Accident 19730330006839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730330006839A), Mar 30, 1973: Cessna A185E (N70183), Kenai, AK, Substantial damage. Took off with r side rudder pedals stowed. Un maintain ldg ctl with limited brakes avail.

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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