Cessna A185F N4807
14 September 2005 · Boulder, Colorado, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 14 September 2005 at about 21:45 local time, a Cessna A185F registered N4807, operated by Michael C. Gerhardt, was involved in an accident near Boulder, Colorado, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 21:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Boulder, Colorado, United States
- Nearest airport
- Boulder Municipal Airport (1V5)
- Coordinates
- 40.0394, -105.2258
- Aircraft
- Cessna A185F
- Registration
- N4807
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Michael C. Gerhardt
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Springfield → Boulder
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- DEN05LA140
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
the pilot's improper flare which resulted in a hard landing and his subsequent failure to recover from the bounced landing. Contributing factors were the pilot's improper in-flight decision to land in deteriorating weather conditions, turbulence associated with thunderstorms, tailwind, and the wet runway.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
On the final approach leg, the airplane encountered "light to moderate" turbulence and the airspeed "dropped." The pilot stated that the airplane touched down on the right main landing gear and the airplane proceeded to bounce. Both main gears touched down on the wet runway and the airplane drifted from left to right. The airplane became airborne and "turned approximately 10 to 15 degrees to the right and almost instantly set back down on the runway." The pilot said he applied full right aileron and full left rudder and the airplane turned sharply to the right causing the left wing to scrape on the tarmac. The airplane exited the right side if the runway and came to rest oriented at a 90 degree angle to the runway approximately 30 feet from the edge of the runway. According to a pilot who witnessed the accident, he said the airplane landed with a "tailwind."
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna A185F accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Sep 2005 | Cessna A185F | Port Hardy, Canada | Phillip W. Bohner | Fatal | 2 |
| 20 Oct 2005 | Cessna A185F | Lake Powell, Utah, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Aug 2005 | Cessna A185F | Seattle, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Aug 2005 | Cessna A185F | Lake Simcoe, Canada | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 26 Sep 2005 | Cessna A185F | Tracy, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Jun 2005 | Cessna A185F | Elk Lake, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Jul 2005 | Cessna 150L | Rocky Ford, Colorado, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 23 Oct 2005 | Lancair LC-40-550FG | Steamboat Spgns, Colorado, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 6 Aug 2005 | Cessna 172RG | Fort Collins, Colorado, United States | Colorado Contrails Aviation, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 7 Aug 2005 | Sheel VANS RV-8 | Fort Collins, Colorado, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 9 Sep 2005 | Cessna T207A | Telluride, Colorado, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 16 Feb 2005 | Cessna 560 | Pueblo, Colorado, United States | - | Fatal | 8 |