# NTSB LAX82DA212: Cessna 185, N2205T, Anza, CA, June 8, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: June 8, 1982, 16:30 local (23:30 UTC)
- Place: Anza, CA
- Location: 33.5616° N, 116.6961° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Anza, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5616&lon=-116.6961&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 8, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 69796
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX82DA212
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/69796/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DA212

## Sequence of events

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

- On ground/water collision with object, takeoff - roll/run
  - weather condition - high density altitude (contributing factor)
  - object - animal(s) (contributing factor)
  - terrain condition - rough/uneven (contributing factor)
  - terrain condition - high vegetation (contributing factor)
  - object - tree(s) (contributing factor)
  - clearance - misjudged, dual student (cause)
  - supervision - inadequate, pilot in command(cfi) (cause)
- Loss of control - on ground/water, takeoff - roll/run
  - directional control - not possible, pilot in command(cfi)
- Main gear collapsed, takeoff
  - landing gear,main gear - overload (contributing factor)

## 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2205T-1991-07-30), registration cancelled 1991-07-30, S/N 1851357 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185
- Registry model: [Cessna A185E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185e) (registry code 2072818) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 01357
- Airframe hours: 3800
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 42; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19820608021279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820608021279A), Jun 8, 1982: Cessna A185E, Anza, CA, Substantial damage. Aircraft wing hit brush off side of runway pulling aircraft off runway and collapsing right gear.

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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