# Accident 19980919025419A: Cessna A185E, Mesa, AZ, September 19, 1998 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: September 19, 1998, 17:36 local time - Place: Mesa, AZ - Airport: Falcon Field Airport - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing) - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 33.4399° N, 111.8498° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4399&lon=-111.8498&mi=10 - Aircraft: N1613M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1613M) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Cessna A185E (registry code 2072818, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185e) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Continental IO-520-D (registry code 17236, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-d) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA A185E - Reported engine: CONT IO520D - People aboard: 1 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Pilot flight hours: 1,868 total, 806 in this make and model, 31 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX98LA299](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX98LA299) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980919025419A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. (.19)ON SEPTEMBER 19, 1998, AT 1736 HOURS MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 185E, N1613M, VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY ON LANDING AT THE FALCON FIELD AIRPORT, MESA, ARIZONA. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS NOT INJURED. THE LOCAL AREA PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS TERMINATING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE TOUCHED DOWN ON RUNWAY 22L AND THE LEFT WHEEL SEPARATED FROM THE MAIN GEAR. THE AIRCRAFT THEN VEERED OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. (.4)THE PILOT REPORTED THAT WHEN HE APPLIED THE BRAKES DURING THE LANDING ROLLOUT, THE LEFT WHEEL SEPARATED FROM THE MAIN LANDING GEAR. THE AIRCRAFT THEN VEERED OFF TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS EQUIPPED WITH A SNOW-SKI ADAPTER KIT, WHICH HAD BEEN INSTALLED ON NOVEMBER 20, 1972. THE FOUR-WHEEL ASSEMBLY RETENTION BOLTS HAD SHEARED OFF UPON THE LANDING TOUCH DOWN, WITH THE UPPER TWO BOLTS FAILING FIRST. THE NUTS WERE THEN STRIPPED OFF FROM THE LOWER TWO BOLTS. THE LEFT LANDING GEAR WHEEL ASSEMBLY SEPARATED FROM THE LANDING GEAR STRUT. RESEARCH REVEALED THAT THERE IS NO INSPECTION CRITE RIA TO INSPECT THE WHEEL ASSEMBLY RETENTION BOLTS. (-23) UPON LANDING T/D @FFZ PILOT NOTICED L/H M/L/G-WHEEL ASSY HAD SEPARATED FROM A/C. UPON SETTLING ONTO RUNWAY, L/H GEAR STRUT (SPRING STEEL) DUG INTO GROUND AND THE A/C VEERED OFF TO THE LEFT SUSTAINING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PILOT (SOLE OCCUPANT) WAS UNINJURED AND THERE WAS NO POST-CRASH FIRE. ## 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 LAX98LA299](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX98LA299), Sep 20, 1998: Cessna 185E (N1613M), Mesa, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the wheel assembly retention nuts and subsequent wheel separation. ## Other reports on N1613M (3) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Accident 20030309002279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030309002279A), Mar 9, 2003: Cessna A185E (N1613M), Galena, AK, Substantial damage. (.19) On March 9, 2003, about 0930 Alaska daylight time, a wheel/ski-equipped Cessna 185 airplane, N1613M, sustained substantial damage when it collided with… - [Accident 19951024039219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951024039219A), Oct 24, 1995: Cessna A185E (N1613M), Liberal, KS, Substantial damage. Left main landing gear axle broke off during taxi to ramp in high wind conditions. 120 foot skid marks on runway. - [Accident 19860730036589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860730036589A), Jul 30, 1986: Cessna A185E (N1613M), Tetlin, AK, Substantial damage. Aircraft bounced after hard landing. Landed hard a second time. Left runway and nosed over. Strong gusty crosswinds 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.