# Accident 19920409009349A: Cessna A185F, Billings, MT, April 9, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 9, 1992, 15:55 local time
- Place: Billings, MT
- Airport: Billings Logan International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.9794° N, 108.6807° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.9794&lon=-108.6807&mi=10
- Aircraft: N135NC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N135NC) (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 IO520E
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 28,788 total, 800 in this make and model, 210 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA92LA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA92LA071) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920409009349A

## Narrative

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

GROUND LOOPED LANDING IN CROSSWIND. TAILWHEEL LATCH SPRING STEERING ARM ASSEMBLY WORN. NO STEERING CONTROL TO LEFT.

## 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 SEA92LA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA92LA071), Apr 9, 1992: Cessna A185F (N135NC), Billings, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: A WORN TAILWHEEL STEERING SYSTEM AND INADEQUATE INSPECTION OF THE AIRPLANE. A FACTOR RELATING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE CROSSWIND CONDITION.

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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