# Accident 20251010014849A: Cessna 185C, Deer Valley, AZ, October 10, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 10, 2025, 12:32 local time
- Place: Deer Valley, AZ
- Airport: Phoenix Deer Valley
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6895° N, 112.0838° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6895&lon=-112.0838&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5806T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5806T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 185C (registry code 2072808, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-185c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185C
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR I0-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 23,910 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR26LA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA017) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20251010014849A

## Narrative

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

ON 10/10/2025, WHILE PERFORMING A TOUCH AND GO LANDING AT DEER VALLEY AIRPORT (DVT), AIRCRAFT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ EXPERIENCED A STRONG CROSS WIND THAT TURNED THE AIRCRAFT TO THE LEFT AND ULTIMATELY CAUSED THE RIGHT WING TIP TO STRIKE THE RUNWAY THEN THE NOSE HIT THE GROUND AND THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER AND CAME TO REST ON ITS TOP. THE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER ESCAPED WITH ONLY MINOR INJURIES, REQUIRING NO MEDICAL ATTENTION.

THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE WAS ON FINAL TO LAND ON RUNWAY 7L, WITH CROSS WINDS AT APPROXIMATELY 10 KTS. AFTER LANDING HE WAS PREPARING TO MAKE FLAP ADJUSTMENTS AND TAKE-OFF WHEN HE BELIEVED HE WAS STRUCK BY A STRONG GUST PUSHING THE AIRCRAFT TAIL TO THE RIGHT AND THE NOSE TO THE LEFT. THE PILOT APPLIED FULL RIGHT RUDDER, LEFT AILERON AND ELEVATOR UP BUT KEPT TRACKING LEFT. THE AIRCRAFT RIGHT WING CONTACTED THE GROUND FOLLOWED BY THE NOSE HITTING THE GROUND, CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP OVER AND CAME TO REST ON ITS TOP.

THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE WINGS, TAIL AND NOSE, INCLUDING THE PROPELLER. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER RECEIVED ONLY MINOR INJURY NOT REQUIRING MEDICAL ATTENTION.

## 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 WPR26LA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA017), Oct 10, 2025: Cessna 185C (N5806T), Phoenix, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll with a left crosswind.

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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