- Date
- July 21, 2001, 18:30 local (Jul 22, 2001, 01:30 UTC)
- Place
- Visalia, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N1728RCessna 185F
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 28, 2001
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Parties
- FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION
- FAA report
- 20010721016889A
- Case key
- 52802
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Probable cause
The pilot failed to maintain clearance from crops which bordered the narrow runway.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot noticed the cylinder head temperature rising. He decided to make a precautionary landing at a friend's grass strip where he had landed before. During the landing roll on the 45-foot-wide runway, the left wing tip contacted 12-foot-high corn stalks. The airplane veered to the left, departed the runway, and overturned. The right main landing gear sheared off when the airplane hit a berm.
Factual narrative
On July 21, 2001, about 1830 hours Pacific daylight time, a Cessna 185F, N1728R, nosed over after it collided with crops and veered off the runway during a precautionary landing near Visalia, California. The commercial pilot/owner was operating the airplane under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 91. The pilot, the sole occupant, was not injured; however, the airplane sustained substantial damage. The personal cross-country flight departed Visalia about 1815 en route to Exeter, California. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan had been filed.
The pilot stated he noticed the cylinder head temperature rising. He decided to make a precautionary landing at a friend's grass strip where he had landed before. He said the strip was about 45 feet wide. During the landing roll, the left wing tip contacted 12-foot-high corn stalks. The airplane veered to the left, departed the runway, and nosed over. The right main landing gear sheared off when it hit a berm and the empennage sustained substantial damage.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1728R
- Reported as
- Cessna 185F
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18502449
- Airframe hours
- 4,148
- Engine
- Teledyne Cont IO-520-D, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Mark Daily
- Registered owner
- Agriflight, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 17, 2001 · 67 hours before
- Departed
- VIS · Visalia, CA
- Destination
- 063 · Exeter, CA
- Airport
- NONE · Private, runway 27, 1,300 × 45 ft, grass/turf
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 36
- Injuries
- None
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Last flight review
- October 1, 2000
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 8,782 total · 437 in this make and model · 8,631 as pilot in command · 133 in the last 90 days · 50 in the last 30 days · 6 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 320° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 86 °F, dew point 55 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.85 inHg
- Observed at
- VIS
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.