# NTSB DEN00LA168: Cessna A185F, N269DP, Ruidoso, NM, September 8, 2000 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: September 8, 2000, 16:52 local (22:52 UTC) - Place: Ruidoso, NM - Coordinates: 33.350685, -105.679588 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3507&lon=-105.6796&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report November 1, 2001 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 50223 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN00LA168 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/50223/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN00LA168 ## Probable cause the pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing roll. A contributing factor was the crosswind weather condition. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor) - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - Nose over, landing - roll ## Analysis The pilot was landing on runway 06. The recorded winds, at 1652, were 150 degrees at 11 knots; the recorded winds at 1645 were 170 degrees at 11 knots gusting to 18 knots. The pilot reported that the winds were calm. Witnesses stated that the airplane exited the right side of the runway and struck a runway light. The left wheel separated and the airplane nosed over. ## Factual narrative On September 8, 2000, at 1652 mountain daylight time, a Cessna A185F, N269DP, was substantially damaged during a loss of control on landing roll at Sierra Blanca Regional Airport, Ruidoso, New Mexico. The private pilot, the sole occupant of the airplane, was not injured. The pilot was operating the airplane under Title 14 CFR Part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the cross-country personal flight that originated from La Grange, Texas, 3 hours, 37 minutes before the accident. The pilot had not filed a flight plan. The pilot said that he was landing on runway 06. He told the investigating New Mexico State Police officer that during the landing "everything felt good and I don't know what happened." Witnesses stated that the airplane exited the right side of the runway, and struck a runway light. The left wheel separated and the airplane nosed over. The vertical stabilizer was bent, the right strut was bent, and the left wing was wrinkled. A Federal Aviation Administration inspector found two 100 foot long black skid marks on the runway. The recorded winds, at 1652, were 150 degrees at 11 knots; the recorded winds at 1645 were 170 degrees at 11 knots gusting to 18 knots. The pilot reported (on his NTSB form 6120.1/2) that the winds were calm. ## Aircraft - Registration: N269DP (not matched to a registry record) - Reported make and model: Cessna A185F - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 18503252 - Engines: Continental IO520F 285 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Goetz Services, Inc. - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Departed: 3T5, LA GRANGE, TX - Destination: SRR - Airport: SRR, Sierra Blanca Regional, runway 6, 8,099 × 100 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 54; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 704 total, 147 in this make and model, 704 as pilot in command, 9 in the last 90 days, 9 in the last 30 days, 4 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 150° at 11 knots, gusting 18 - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 174 °F, dew point 106 °F - Observed at: SRR ## 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 20000908007509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000908007509A), Sep 8, 2000: Cessna A185F, Ruidoso, NM, Substantial damage. (-23) On sept. 8, 2000, at 16:52 MDT, a Cessna A185F, N269DP, operated by john a davenport for personal transportation, ran off the right side of runway 06 and… 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.