- Date
- February 11, 1990, 13:15 local (21:15 UTC)
- Place
- Sun River, OR
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N6045NCessna A185F
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report February 12, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19900211001909A
- Case key
- 41167
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Probable cause
The pilot's failure to properly compensate for strong crosswinds during takeoff ground roll.
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
Compensation for wind conditions - inadequateCause
On ground/water collision with object
Terrain condition - snowbankFactor
Nose over
Analysis
While on takeoff ground run in a direct 20 knot crosswind, the aircraft drifted off the side of the runway, impacted a snow berm, and nosed over.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6045N
- Reported as
- Cessna A185F
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18504299
- Airframe hours
- 511
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-D, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Ronald W. Braatz
- Registered owner
- Ronald W Braatz
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Airport
- S21 · Sunriver, runway 18, 5,500 × 65 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 40
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Single-engine sea, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 3,103 total · 7 in this make and model · 2,963 as pilot in command · 32 in the last 90 days · 20 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 300° at 15 knots
- Visibility
- 45 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 54 °F, dew point 23 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- RDM, 26 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.