# Accident 20210307001019A: Cessna A185F, Pueblo, CO, March 7, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 7, 2021, 02:30 local time
- Place: Pueblo, CO
- Airport: Pueblo Memorial Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.2873° N, 104.4990° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2873&lon=-104.4990&mi=10
- Aircraft: N185RF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N185RF) (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: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 406 total, 257 in this make and model, 142 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN21LA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA152) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210307001019A

## Narrative

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

ON MARCH 7TH 2021 N185RF, A CESSNA 185, WAS TAXIING AFTER LANDING AND EXPERIENCED A CROSSWIND GUST THAT CAUSED THE PLANE'S RIGHT WING TO LIFT AND LEFT WING TO STRIKE THE GROUND. SUBSEQUENT DAMAGE WAS SUBSTANTIAL.

FIELD CONDITIONS AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WERE 13MPH WINDS GUSTING AT 17MPH, VISIBILITY UNLIMITED.

## 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 CEN21LA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA152), Mar 7, 2021: Cessna A185F (N185RF), Pueblo, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control in gusting crosswind conditions.

## Other reports on N185RF (1)

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

- [Accident 19920826034059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920826034059A), Aug 26, 1992: Cessna A185F (N185RF), St Cloud, MN, Substantial damage. Unable to climb out of lake after liftoff. Settled back on water. Ran up onshore and nosed over. Failed to abort.

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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