# Accident 20200815013189A: Cessna A185F, Sugarland, TX, August 15, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 15, 2020, 11:35 local time
- Place: Sugarland, TX
- Airport: Sugarland Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.6222° N, 95.6567° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.6222&lon=-95.6567&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5418E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5418E) (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-550-D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 2,349 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN20LA338](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20LA338) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200815013189A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT WAS DEPARTING THE LISTED AIRPORT ON RUNWAY 17. THE PIC REQUESTED AND WAS CLEARED FOR A CLIMBING RIGHT HAND TURN TO THE WEST. THE AIRCRAFT THEN LOST POWER AT APPROXIMATELY 400 FT AGL. THE PIC LOWERED THE NOSE & TURNED BACK TO THE RUNAWAY HEADING. THE PIC  THEN TURNED LEFT AND ATTEMPTED A GRASS INFIELD LANDING TO THE EAST OF THE RUNWAY. UPON INITIAL CONTACT THE AIRCRAFT RIGHT HAND MLG BROKE OFF AND THE LEFT MLG COLLAPSED. THE AIRCRAFT SLID ON THE GRASS INFIELD AND STOPPED SHORT OF THE RUN UP AREA / TAXIWAY FOR RUNWAY 35.

## 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 CEN20LA338](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20LA338), Aug 15, 2020: Cessna A185F (N5418E), Sugar Land, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power after takeoff for undetermined reasons, and the pilot’s subsequent exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack during landing, which resulted in an aerodynamic…

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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