# Accident 19980324006869A: Cessna A185E, Anchorage, AK, March 24, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 24, 1998, 10:45 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Airport: Merrill Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.2107° N, 149.8907° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2107&lon=-149.8907&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1987U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1987U-2012-08-20) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,118 total, 23 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC98LA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC98LA030) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980324006869A

## Narrative

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

TOUCH AND GO ON 06. REPORTED RIGHT WHEEL LOCKED ON TOUCHDOWN. GROUND LOOPED. (.4)THE PILOT WAS PRACTICING TOUCH-AND-GO LANDINGS ON RUNWAY 6 IN A TAILWHEEL-EQUIPPED AIRPLANE ON THE PAVED RUNWAY. WIND CONDITIONS AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WERE 016 AT 7 KNOTS. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE AIRPLANE BOUNCED SLIGHTLY AND SETTLED ONTO THE RIGHT MAIN TIRE. THE RIGHT MAIN WHEEL 'GRABBED' AS IT MADE CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY, AND THE AIRPLANE GROUND LOOPED TO THE LEFT. DURING THE GROUND LOOP, THE RIGHT WING, AILERON, AND RIGHT ELEVATOR STRUCK THE RUNWAY AND SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.                       (-23) PILOT STATED HE ATTEMPTED A THREE POINT CROSSWIND LANDING. LANDED ON LEFT MAIN AND TAIL SIMULTANEOUSLY EXPERIENCED A SLIGHT BOUNCE. AIRCRAFT ROLLED TO RIGHT MAIN AND TURNED RAPIDLY LEFT -- GROUND LOOPED.

## 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 ANC98LA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC98LA030), Mar 24, 1998: Cessna 185E (N1987U), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for crosswind conditions during landing. A factor was the crosswind.

## Other reports on N1987U (3)

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

- [Accident 20020911023539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020911023539A), Sep 11, 2002: Cessna A185E (N1987U), Mcgrath, AK, Substantial damage. (.19) On September 11, 2002, about 1300 Alaska daylight time, a float-equipped Cessna 185 airplane, N1987U, sustained substantial damage during takeoff from a…
- [Accident 19980829022349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980829022349A), Aug 29, 1998: Cessna A185E (N1987U), Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage. (.4) The airline transport pilot was landing a tailwheel equipped airplane on a paved, dry runway. The pilot stated that on initial touchdown, the airplane…
- [Accident 19800412009109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800412009109A), Apr 12, 1980: Cessna 185E (N1987U), Kodiak, AK, Substantial damage. Heavily loaded seaplane would not climb after takeoff. Aborted. Seaplane ran upon beach.

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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