# NTSB CHI98LA348: Cessna A185F, N1005F, Bottineau, ND, September 4, 1998 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: September 3, 1998, 20:00 local (Sep 4, 1998, 01:00 UTC) - Place: Bottineau, ND - Coordinates: 48.819435, -100.440872 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.8194&lon=-100.4409&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report February 16, 2001 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 43856 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI98LA348 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/43856/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA348 ## Probable cause The partial loss of engine power for undetermined reasons, and the pilot's excessive use of brake pressure which resulted in the aircraft nosing over.. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of engine power, maneuvering - reason for occurrence undetermined - Nose over, landing - roll - precautionary landing - initiated, pilot in command - brakes(normal) - excessive, pilot in command (cause) ## Analysis The pilot was circling over his father's house when the engine 'experienced a power shortage.' He made a precautionary landing in a field during which time the 'tail came up', the propeller contacted the ground, and the airplane nosed over. The pilot stated the engine may have been running rough because he did not enrich the mixture after having leaned it at 5,000 feet. The airplane touched down 1/2 way down the 1,000 foot long field and traveled about 150 feet prior to nosing over. There were no tail wheel tracks during the time the airplane was on the ground. The pilot had been known to land in this field in the past. ## Factual narrative On September 3, 1998, at 2000 central daylight time (cdt) a Cessna 185F, N1005F, operated by a private pilot nosed over during an off airport precautionary landing in Bottineau, North Dakota. The pilot was not injured and the airplane was substantially damaged. The 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight was operating in visual meteorological conditions without a flight plan. The flight originated from the Bottineau Municipal Airport, Bottineau, North Dakota, at 1900 cdt. The pilot reported that he had performed some takeoffs and landings prior to practicing stalls and slow flight at an altitude of 5,000 feet mean sea level. He stated he then practiced "power off landings" prior to heading west of Bottineau. The pilot reported he flew over his father's residence and while circling the engine "experienced a power shortage." He reported that he made a precautionary landing in a field during which time the "tail came up", the propeller contacted the ground, and the airplane nosed over. An inspector from the Federal Aviation Administration Fargo, North Dakota, Flight Standards District Office reported the field was approximately 1,000 feet long and the airplane touched down approximately 1/2 way down the field. The airplane traveled approximately 150 feet prior to nosing over. There were no tail wheel tracks during the time the airplane was on the ground. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N1005F](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1005F), registered now, S/N 18502677, built 1975 (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: 185-02677 - Airframe hours: 2357 - Engines: Continental IO-520-D 300 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Mark Klingbeil - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, April 7, 1998 - Departed: D09 - Destination: D09 ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 42; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land, single-engine sea; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 1,002 total, 80 in this make and model, 890 as pilot in command, 50 in the last 90 days, 42 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: calm - Visibility: 15 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 75 °F - Altimeter: 29.00 inHg ## 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 19980903022569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980903022569A), Sep 3, 1998: Cessna A185F, Bottineau, ND, Substantial damage. Acft engine sputtered, pilot made emergency landing on a family farm. Acft flipped over on landing. (-23) on 09/03/98 at 2000 CDT, CE-185, N1005F, owned and… ## Other investigations on N1005F (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 ANC97LA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC97LA071), May 13, 1997: Cessna 185 (N1005F), Cordova, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's decision not to perform a go-around. A factor in the accident was the presence of birds which led the pilot to extend and misjudge his touchdown point. 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. 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