- Date
- May 22, 1992, 18:25 local (May 23, 1992, 01:25 UTC)
- Place
- Spray, OR
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N61167Cessna A185F
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 28, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19920522016239A
- Case key
- 41681
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Probable cause
The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for landing. Factors include soft and uneven terrain.
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.
Analysis
The pilot overflew the unimproved airstrip, which had been partially plowed, then elected to land upslope. He touched down in the plowed area, about 150 feet short of the unplowed second half of the airstrip. The aircraft nosed over, sustaining substantial damage, after touchdown.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N61167
- Reported as
- Cessna A185F
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18504118
- Airframe hours
- 500
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-D, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- John L. Hirons
- Registered owner
- John L. Hirons
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 30, 1991 · 50 hours before
- Departed
- EUG · Eugene, OR
- Airport
- NONE · Spray
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 53
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 870 total · 500 in this make and model · 870 as pilot in command · 35 in the last 90 days · 10 in the last 30 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 360° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 60 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 75 °F, dew point -0 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.