# Accident 19971005029979A: Cessna A185F, Oakland, CA, October 5, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 5, 1997, 11:15 local time
- Place: Oakland, CA
- Airport: Metropolitan Oakland International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.7698° N, 122.2096° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7698&lon=-122.2096&mi=10
- Aircraft: N17SR, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N17SR) (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 IO520D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 223 total, 28 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX98LA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX98LA003) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971005029979A

## Narrative

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

WIND GUST HIT 185 ON TAKEOFF ROLL. DRAGGED A WING ABORTED. GROUND LOOPED NOSED DOWN OFF RUNWAY. NO ANOMALIES. (.19) DRAGGED RIGHT WINGTIP.  VEERED LEFT AND CAME TO REST NOSE DOWN.  RIGHT CROSS WIND NOT COMPENSATED BY PILOT.  (.4) ON THE INITIAL TAKEOFF ROLL ON RUNWAY 33, THE PILOT LIFTED THE TAIL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND WAS STRUCK BY A CROSSWIND GUST THAT CAUSED THE LEFT WING TO BE LIFTED OFF THE GROUND.  THE RIGHT WING STRUCK THE PAVEMENT.  THE PILOT PULLED BACK ON THE THROTTLE, BUT THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO DEPART THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND CAME TO REST IN A NOSE DOWN POSITION.  THE WINDS AT THE TIME WERE FROM 290 DEGREES AT 13 KNOTS.

## 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 LAX98LA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX98LA003), Oct 5, 1997: Cessna 185F (N17SR), Oakland, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for the existing crosswind condition, which resulted in a loss of directional control.

## Other reports on N17SR (1)

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

- [Accident 20160524008079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160524008079A), May 24, 2016: Cessna A185F (N17SR), Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage. Pilot stated that he landed on runway 32 at Lake Hood(lhd) wind was 10 knots at 250 degrees. On roll out at about 5 knots the aircraft started a slight left…

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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