- Date
- July 13, 1982, 12:15 local (19:15 UTC)
- Place
- Bakersfield, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2744QCessna A185F
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 13, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820713030119A
- Case key
- 69870
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Loss of control - on ground/water
Weather condition - crosswindFactor
Weather condition - gustsFactor
Compensation for wind conditions - improperCause
Directional control - not maintainedCause
Ground loop/swerve - not correctedCause
Nose over
Terrain condition - softFactor
Analysis
The pilot reported that during landing, the aircraft encountered a gust of wind and veered to the right. Reportedly, the aircraft went off the right side of the runway, went into soft dirt and nosed over. The pilot reported that the wind was from 320 deg at 5 gusting 10 KTS. Seven miles north at Bakersfield, CA, the wind was from 300 deg at 12 KTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2744Q
- Reported as
- Cessna A185F
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 3528
- Airframe hours
- 828
- Engine
- Continental IO-520D, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Operator
- Kean Valley Packing Company
- Registered owner
- Kean Valley Packing Company
- Departed
- Onyx, CA
- Destination
- DEN · Denver, CO
- Airport
- Private, runway 27, 1,800 × 0 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 735 total · 425 in this make and model · 629 as pilot in command · 41 in the last 90 days · 6 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 300° at 12 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Temperature
- 210 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- BFL, 7 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.