# Accident 19931220047039A: Cessna 185, Grand Island, NE, December 20, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 20, 1993, 11:52 local time
- Place: Grand Island, NE
- Airport: Central Nebraska Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.9675° N, 98.3096° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CENTRAL NEBRASKA RGNL (GRI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9675&lon=-98.3096&mi=10
- Aircraft: N581JB (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185
- Reported engine: CONT IO520D
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,664 total, 450 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI94LA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA055) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931220047039A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 CHI94LA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA055), Dec 20, 1993: Cessna 185 (N581JB), Grand Island, NE, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane. A factor related to the accident was the gusty quartering tailwind 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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