# Accident 19980321004109A: Cessna A185F, Homer, AK, March 21, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 21, 1998, 10:40 local time
- Place: Homer, AK
- Airport: Homer Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 59.4004° N, 151.3210° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.4004&lon=-151.3210&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9620Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9620Q) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 687 total, 594 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC98LA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC98LA027) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980321004109A

## Narrative

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

LEFT WHEEL VIBRATION LANDING. BEGAN VEERED TO LEFT. USED RIGHT RUDDER. GROUND LOOPED. WING HIT RUNWAY. (.4)THE AIRPLANE BOUNCED ONCE DURING LANDING ON THE DRY, PAVED RUNWAY.  THE PILOT STATED THAT AS THE AIRPLANE SETTLED, THE LEFT WHEEL BEGAN TO VIBRATE, AND THEN THE AIRPLANE GROUND LOOPED TO THE LEFT.  POSTACCIDENT INSPECTION REVEALED THE INNER TUBE INFLATION VALVE STEM SHEARED OFF, AND THE WHEEL HALVES FRACTURED.  NO PREACCIDENT MECHANICAL ANOMALIES WERE DISCOVERED DURING THE INSPECTION.  THE WHEELS HAD BEEN INSTALLED 4.5 SERVICE HOURS, AND 7 LANDINGS PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT.                 (-23) PILOT STATED AT TOUCH DOWN AT HOMER AIRPORT AIRCRAFT DID A SHALLOW BOUNCE AND WHEN IT TOUCHED DOWN AGAIN THERE WAS AN IMMEDIATE VIBRATION AND THE AIRCRAFT STARTED VEERING TO THE LEFT. PILOT WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL. LEFT WHEEL HAD FAILED. PILOT'S LAST FLIGHT REVIEW WAS JUNE 6, 1995. OPERATIONS INSPECTOR WILL COMPLETE EIR PACKAGE FOR MR. PERRY FOR FAILURE TO COMPLETE A REQUIRED BFR.

## 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 ANC98LA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC98LA027), Mar 21, 1998: Cessna A185F (N9620Q), Homer, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control. Factors in the accident are the sheared valve stem/deflation of the tire, and subsequent fracturing of the associated wheel.

## Other reports on N9620Q (1)

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

- [Incident 19910310012259I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910310012259I), Mar 10, 1991: Cessna A185F (N9620Q), Homer, AK, Minor damage. Engine quit in flight. No fuel flow. Forced landing on snow covered ground. Suspects ice lenses in fuel tank.

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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