19931220047039A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 185 · Grand Island, NE · December 20, 1993

Date
December 20, 1993 · 11:52 local
Place
Grand Island, NE
Airport
Central Nebraska Regional
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N581JB
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI94LA055
Reported as
Cessna 185
Reported engine
Continental IO520D
People aboard
5
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
7,664 total450 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Wind gust caused ground loop during taxi for takeoff. Right main gear collapsed from side loading.

As the FAA filed it

WIND GUST CAUSED GROUND LOOP DURING TAXI FOR TAKEOFF. RIGHT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED FROM SIDE LOADING.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.