Accident Cessna 185F N34NC, Saturday 16 September 2000

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Date:	Saturday 16 September 2000
Time:	12:00 LT
Type:	Cessna 185F
Owner/operator:	Private
Registration:	N34NC
MSN:	18503886
Year of manufacture:	1979
Total airframe hrs:	6810 hours
Engine model:	Continental IO-550-D2B
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Category:	Accident
Location:	Burnet, TX - United States of America
Phase:	Landing
Nature:	Private
Departure airport:	Ingleside, TX (T43)
Destination airport:	(KBMQ)
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
According to the pilot, he was landing on runway 01 when the airplane encountered a 'crosswind gust,' and subsequently, the airplane swerved to the right, the left wing dipped, the wing-tip contacted the runway surface, and the airplane nosed over. The pilot added that the winds were from 100 degrees at 7 knots, gusting between 10 and 15 knots.

Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane while landing. A factor was the crosswind.

Accident investigation: