- Date
- June 8, 1982, 16:30 local (23:30 UTC)
- Place
- Anza, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N2205TCessna 185
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 8, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820608021279A
- Case key
- 69796
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The student, a rated pilot, and his instructor landed on an unimproved private strip which was at an elevation of about 4750 ft MSL. After landing, the pilots walked through the airstrip and discussed the condition of the strip. There was tall grass on the right side of the strip, 3 bushes on the left side, and there was a ditch about 800 ft from the approach end. Also, there were 4 dogs and 3 horses nearby. They decided to angle slightly across the runway during takeoff. Initially, they were concerned about the location of the animals. After starting the takeoff roll, the student angled further left than the instructor anticipated. The left wing struck a bush and the plane veered to the left. The instructor was unable to regain control before hitting 2 more bushes.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2205T
- Reported as
- Cessna 185
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 01357
- Airframe hours
- 3,800
- Engine
- Continental IO-520, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Mission Aviation Fellowship
- Registered owner
- Mission Aviation Fellowship
- Departed
- L12 · Redlands, CA
- Destination
- L12 · Redlands, CA
- Airport
- Tweatty Air Strip, runway 27, 1,200 × 100 ft, dirt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 42
- Certificates
- Airline transport, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine sea, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 4,380 total · 3,500 in this make and model · 4,120 as pilot in command · 155 in the last 90 days · 57 in the last 30 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Temperature
- 158 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.