# Accident 19910503014419A: Cessna A185F, Puyallup, WA, May 3, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 3, 1991, 09:00 local time
- Place: Puyallup, WA
- Airport: Pierce County-Thun Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.0392° N, 122.1401° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.0392&lon=-122.1401&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2450J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2450J-2007-09-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T182T (registry code 2072738, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t182t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185F
- Reported engine: CONT IO520D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 159 total, 80 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA91LA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91LA100) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910503014419A

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON LANDING,LEFT THE RUNWAY. DAMAGED WING AND STABILIZER. FLIGHT WAS TO DEMO USE OF LORAN.

## 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 SEA91LA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91LA100), May 3, 1991: Cessna A185F (N2450J), Orting, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS A VIBRATION IN THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR.

## Other reports on N2450J (1)

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

- [Accident 19880817033899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880817033899A), Aug 17, 1988: Cessna A185F (N2450J), Medicine Bow, WY, Substantial damage. Veered right on landing, over controlled and ground looped left. Overturned.

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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