# NTSB CHI88LA243: Cessna 185F, N3815Q, Benson, MN, September 23, 1988

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: September 23, 1988, 16:30 local (21:30 UTC)
- Place: Benson, MN
- Coordinates: 45.310394, -95.600967 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.3104&lon=-95.6010&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report December 3, 1989
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 14168
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI88LA243
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/14168/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88LA243

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - in flight, landing - flare/touchdown
  - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor)
  - recovery from bounced landing - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - compensation for wind conditions - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
- Dragged wing,rotor,pod,float or tail/skid, landing - flare/touchdown

## Analysis

WITNESSES REPORTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED TWICE ON THE RUNWAY BEFORE THE RIGHT WING TIP STRUCK THE GROUND ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT 'CARTWHEELED' AND CAME TO A REST ON IT'S LEFT SIDE.

## Aircraft

- Registration: N3815Q (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185F
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 18502203
- Airframe hours: 713
- Engines: CONTINENTAL IO-520-D 300 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Lang, Harold
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, April 26, 1988, 18 hours before
- Departed: BZN, BOZEMAN, MT
- Destination: BBB, BENSON, MN
- Airport: BBB, Benson, runway 32, 4,000 × 75 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 67; private; airplane ratings: single-engine sea, single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 1,801 total, 42 in this make and model, 1,801 as pilot in command, 74 in the last 90 days, 22 in the last 30 days, 6 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 260° at 14 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 66 °F, dew point 41 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observed at: AXN, 34 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 19880923040159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880923040159A), Sep 23, 1988: Cessna A185F, Benson, MN, Destroyed. Bounced on landing,caught a wing on the ground and aircraft cartwheeled. Blamed fuel transfer pumps. Not confirmed.

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.

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