# Accident 20200713009439A: Cessna A185F, Port Townsend, WA, July 13, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 13, 2020, 13:30 local time
- Place: Port Townsend, WA
- Airport: Jefferson County International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.0539° N, 122.8106° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.0539&lon=-122.8106&mi=10
- Aircraft: N185KL (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185F
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,207 total, 345 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR20CA220](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20CA220) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200713009439A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT LANDED ON RUNWAY 27 WITH WINDS REPORTED VARIABLE TO 320 DEGREES AND VARYING FROM 4 TO 8 KNOTS. DURING THE LANDING ROLLOUT, RIGHT WING LIFTED DUE TO A WIND GUST CAUSING LEFT WING TIP TO CONTACT THE RUNWAY WHILE LEFT SIDE LANDING GEAR BUCKLED UNDER AIRCRAFT. AIRCRAFT ROLLED OVER ONTO NOSE, COMING TO REST IN AN INVERTED POSITION.

## 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 WPR20CA220](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20CA220), Jul 13, 2020: Cessna A185 (N185KL), Port Townsend, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during a crosswind landing, which resulted in a nose over.

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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