# Accident 19900814035759A: Cessna 185B, Mcgrath, AK, August 14, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 14, 1990, 18:01 local time
- Place: Mcgrath, AK
- Airport: Mcgrath
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 63.6094° N, 154.7797° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=63.6094&lon=-154.7797&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2550Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2550Z-2019-01-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 185B (registry code 2072806, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-185b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520-D (registry code 17236, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185B
- Reported engine: CONT IO470F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 400 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC90LA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90LA145) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900814035759A

## Narrative

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

LEFT WHEEL LOCKED UP ON LANDING. CAUSED A GROUND LOOP. WHEEL BEARING FRACTURED. WHEELS INSTALLED BY PILOT.

## 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 ANC90LA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90LA145), Aug 15, 1990: Cessna 185B (N2550Z), Mcgrath, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE LEFT INSIDE WHEEL BEARING, FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS.

## Other reports on N2550Z (3)

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

- [Accident 20130305003269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130305003269A), Mar 5, 2013: Cessna 185B (N2550Z), Iditarod, AK, Substantial damage. The airman over flew the Airstrip prior to landing, stayed on the ground for at least an hour and evaluated the Airstrip conditions and squirrely winds. Prior…
- [Incident 19800626049019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800626049019I), Jun 26, 1980: Cessna 185B (N2550Z), Red Devil, AK, Minor damage. Pilot lost directional control after landing on recently bladed dirt strip. Soft spot turned him into a gravel berm
- [Accident 19760126002009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760126002009A), Jan 26, 1976: Cessna 185B (N2550Z), Nondalton, AK, Substantial damage. Frozen lake covered with snow & volcanic ash.

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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