# NTSB CHI03LA190: Cessna A185F, N30CM, Eveleth, MN, July 1, 2003 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: July 1, 2003, 14:30 local (19:30 UTC) - Place: Eveleth, MN - Coordinates: 47.45972, -92.476669 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.4597&lon=-92.4767&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report September 1, 2004 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: FAA-Minneapolis, MN FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 57418 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI03LA190 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/57418/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA190 ## Probable cause The pilot's misjudgment of speed and distance resulting in an overrun. Factors were the ditch embankment, and the tailwind component. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Overrun, landing - wrong runway - selected, pilot in command (contributing factor) - weather condition - tailwind (contributing factor) - all available runway - not used, pilot in command (cause) - airspeed - excessive, pilot in command (cause) - On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - terrain condition - ditch (contributing factor) - terrain condition - dirt bank/rising embankment (contributing factor) ## Analysis The airplane was substantially damaged when it overran the grass runway and hit a ditch embankment. The pilot reported that on the final landing attempt he landed past a mower that had cleared the runway about 1/4 of the way down the length of the runway. He stated that he touched down past the halfway point on the runway and was too fast to stop on the grass runway, subsequently impacting the ditch embankment. The pilot reported no mechanical difficulties with the airplane. The tailwind component was calculated to be 5 knots. ## Factual narrative On July 1, 2003, at 1430 central daylight time, a Cessna A185F, N30CM, piloted by a private pilot, sustained substantial damage when it overran runway 36 (1,800 feet by 100 feet, grass/turf) and went into a ditch at the Sky Harbor Seaplane Base, Eveleth, Minnesota. The 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight was operating in visual meteorological conditions without a flight plan. The pilot and passenger were not injured. The flight originated from the Manitowish Waters Airport, Manitowish Waters, Wisconsin, at 1310. The runway is adjacent to the seaplane base and is used by aircraft coming to the base to have floats installed. In a written report, the pilot stated that on his first landing approach, he noticed a mower on the runway and aborted the landing. He contacted the airport to have the mower exit the runway. The pilot stated that he circled the airstrip 2 to 3 times before making another landing attempt. On the second landing attempt, the mower had moved to the right side of the runway about 1/4 of the way down the length of the runway. The pilot stated that he landed past the location of the mower, touching down past the halfway point on the runway. He reported that the airplane was too fast to stop on the grass runway, subsequently impacting the ditch embankment. The pilot reported no mechanical difficulties with the airplane. A weather reporting station about 2 nautical miles and 200 degrees from the accident site recorded the wind at 1436 as 230 degrees at 8 knots. The tailwind component was calculated to be 5 knots. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N30CM](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N30CM), registered now, S/N 18502443, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna A185F - Registry model: [Cessna A185F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f) (registry code 2072821) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 18502443 - Engines: Continental IO-520-D-24 300 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, June 9, 2003 - Departed: D25, MANITOWISH WATE, WI - Destination: 9Y5, Eveleth, MN - Airport: 9Y5, Sky Harbor, runway 36, 1,800 × 100 ft, grass/turf ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 60; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land, single-engine sea; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; last flight review December 18, 2001; seat: left; flight hours: 630 total, 287 in this make and model ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 230° at 8 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 82 °F, dew point 52 °F - Altimeter: 29.97 inHg - Observed at: EVM, 2 nm away ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20030701012229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030701012229A), Jul 1, 2003: Cessna A185F, Eveleth, MN, Substantial damage. (-23) Airman was landing at a Private sod runway across from the sky harbor seaplane base. The airman made his approach to the north and noticed a person… From the NTSB's public API. 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