Cessna A185F N714AL

Summary

On 13 September 2010 at about 00:00 local time, a Cessna A185F registered N714AL, operated by Forney Glen A, was involved in an accident near Rushville, Nebraska, United States. One person was 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.

Date

13 September 2010 at 00:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Rushville, Nebraska, United States

Nearest airport

Private Airsttrip (N/A)

Coordinates

42.7175, -102.4583

Aircraft

Cessna A185F

Registration

N714AL

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Forney Glen A

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Rushville → Scottsbluff

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN10CA539

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during takeoff. Contributing to the accident was the loss of visual reference due to the sun glare.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot was departing to the west from a grass airstrip during the late afternoon. As the airplane crested an upslope in the runway surface, the pilot lost visual reference with the ground due to the sun glare blinding him. The pilot could not maintain directional control and collided into a rut. The landing gear collapsed and the airplane came to rest on its belly, substantially damaging the firewall. The pilot reported no preimpact mechanical malfunctions with the airframe or engine that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.