Cessna A185 N814BA

Summary

On 27 October 2020 at about 17:12 local time, a Cessna A185 registered N814BA, operated by Barr Air Patrol LLC, was involved in an accident near Richland, Washington, 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.

Date

27 October 2020 at 17:12

Classification

Accident

Location

Richland, Washington, United States

Nearest airport

Richland Airport (RLD)

Coordinates

46.3061, -119.3084

Aircraft

Cessna A185

Registration

N814BA

Category

Airplane

Year built

1984

Engines

1

Operator

Barr Air Patrol LLC

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Other Work Use

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Richland → Richland

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR21LA029

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control during landing, which resulted in a nose over.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot of the tailwheel-equipped airplane reported that, during a wheel landing, the airplane touched down on both main landing gear as he intended, and he applied some forward pressure on the flight stick to keep the weight off the tail. The pilot employed “adequate” brake pressure as he reduced power normally and the airplane started to slow. He then applied light brake pressure between the pedals to keep the airplane on the runway centerline before the tail touched down, but the airplane subsequently nosed over and came to rest inverted. The left wing and wing strut were substantially damaged. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.