# Accident 19890326025209A: Cessna A185F, Everett, WA, March 26, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 26, 1989, 14:00 local time
- Place: Everett, WA
- Airport: Snohomish County - Paine Fld
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.5603° N, 122.7990° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.5603&lon=-122.7990&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6166N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6166N) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A185F (registry code 2072821, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185F
- Reported engine: CONT IO520D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA89LA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89LA062) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890326025209A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON LANDING AND GROUND LOOPED. CAUSED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA89LA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89LA062), Mar 26, 1989: Cessna 185 (N6166N), Everett, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE TAILWHEEL AIRCRAFT DURING LANDING ROLL.

## Other reports on N6166N (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19950304003099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950304003099A), Mar 4, 1995: Cessna A185F (N6166N), Port Alsworth, AK, Substantial damage. Pilot wearing large boots caused in advertent right brake and swerve on landing roll. Struck berm on runway edge.
- [Accident 19910723029659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910723029659A), Jul 23, 1991: Cessna A185F (N6166N), Clarks Point, AK, Substantial damage. No left brake on landing. Intentionally ground looped to prevent overrun. Brake puck had torn loose.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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