# Accident 19970416006039A: Cessna A185E, Billings, MT, April 16, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 16, 1997, 08:23 local time
- Place: Billings, MT
- Airport: Billings Logan International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.8699° N, 108.4703° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.8699&lon=-108.4703&mi=10
- Aircraft: N70194, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N70194) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A185E (registry code 2072818, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185E
- Reported engine: CONT IO520D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,154 total, 23 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA97LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA97LA087) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970416006039A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED ON LANDING. (.4)THE PRIVATE PILOT, WHO WAS ACTING AS PILOT-IN-COMMAND, REPORTED THAT DURING THE APPROACH FOR LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED TURBULENCE AND WIND SHEAR CONDITIONS.  THE PILOT OPTED TO GO-AROUND AND ASKED THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR TO TAKE OVER THE CONTROLS TO MAKE THE LANDING BECAUSE THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR HAD MORE TIME IN THE AIRPLANE.  THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR STATED THAT HE MADE AN APPROACH TO ANOTHER RUNWAY, AND REPORTED A NORMAL APPROACH FOR THE CROSS WIND CONDITIONS.   THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR REPORTED THAT AS THE AIRPLANE WAS FLARING, THE RIGHT WING LIFTED AND THE LEFT WING CONTACTED THE RUNWAY.  THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR TRIED TO CORRECT WITH POWER AND RIGHT RUDDER AND AILERON CONTROL, HOWEVER, THE AIRPLANE VEERED TO THE LEFT AND TIPPED UP ONTO ITS NOSE.  AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT THE AIRPLANE WAS LANDING WITH A QUARTERING CROSSWIND FROM THE RIGHT AT 16 KNOTS.  AIR TRAFFIC COMMUNICATIONS INDICATE THAT NEITHER THE PILOTS IN THE ACCIDENT AIRPLANE, OR THE OTHER PRIVATE AND COMMERCIAL AIRCRAFT TAKING OFF AND LANDING REPORTED TURBULENCE OR WIND SHEAR CONDITIONS TO THE CONTROLLER.

## 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 SEA97LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA97LA087), Apr 16, 1997: Cessna A185E (N70194), Billings, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor's inadequate compensation for the wind conditions. The crosswind conditions were a factor.

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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