# Accident 19980723017049A: Cessna 185D, Kenai, AK, July 23, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 23, 1998, 13:05 local time
- Place: Kenai, AK
- Airport: Kenai Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.6590° N, 150.9004° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.6590&lon=-150.9004&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5892T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5892T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 185D (registry code 2072812, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-185d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185D
- Reported engine: CONT IO470F
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 19,000 total, 118 in this make and model, 31 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC98LA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC98LA106) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980723017049A

## Narrative

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

TURNING ONTO RUNWAY FOR TAKEOFF. WIND GUST PUSHED TAIL TO RIGHT. EXITED RUNWAY TO LEFT. GROUND LOOPED. (.4)THE CERTIFICATED AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT WAS DEPARTING FROM A DRY, PAVED RUNWAY IN A TAILWHEEL AIRPLANE.  IN HIS WRITTEN STATEMENT TO THE NTSB DATED JULY 29, 1998, THE PILOT REPORTED THAT JUST AFTER RECEIVING A CLEARANCE FOR TAKEOFF, A REQUEST WAS MADE BY THE TOWER OPERATOR TO 'EXPEDITE' THE DEPARTURE ROLL, AND AS THE AIRPLANE WAS NEARING TAKEOFF SPEED, THE AIRPLANE VEERED UNCONTROLLABLY TO THE LEFT, WENT OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, AND GROUND LOOPED TO THE LEFT.  DURING THE GROUND LOOP, THE RIGHT WING AND AILERON STRUCK THE GROUND, AND SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.  THE PILOT NOTED THAT THERE WERE NO PREACCIDENT MECHANICAL ANOMALIES WITH THE AIRPLANE.                                                    (-23) PILOT APPLIED T.O. POWER DURING TAXIING ON TO THE RUNWAY AND LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL THEN GROUND LOOPED TO THE LEFT INTO THE DIRT OFF THE RUNWAY SURFACE.

## 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 ANC98LA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC98LA106), Jul 23, 1998: Cessna 185 (N5892T), Kenai, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control.

## Other reports on N5892T (2)

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

- [Accident 20160921019499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160921019499A), Sep 21, 2016: Cessna 185D (N5892T), Delta Creek, AK, Substantial damage. PIC stated that planned flight was delayed due to high winds in area. At 1800 hrs (l) departed Bennett airstrip. PIC stated aircraft was airborne at approx…
- [Incident 20060308002949I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060308002949I), Mar 8, 2006: Cessna 185D (N5892T), Cripple, AK, Minor damage. (-23) On March 9th, the pilot [privacy data omitted] landed his ski equipped Cessna 185 at Cripple, AK. After touchdown, his left gear leg broke off near the…

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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