# Incident 19990101017779I: Cessna 185F, Kinston, NC, January 1, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 1, 1999, 16:00 local time
- Place: Kinston, NC
- Airport: Eastern Regional Jetport At Stall
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.2751° N, 77.5934° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kinston, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2751&lon=-77.5934&mi=10
- Aircraft: N254WG, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N254WG) (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 185F
- Reported engine: CONT IO520K
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 650 total, 30 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990101017779I

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED HE HAS 30 HOURS IN CONVENTIONAL GEAR AIRCRAFT. COMBINATION OF INCORRECT USAGE OF BRAKES, THROTTLE, AND YOKE CAUSED AIRCRAFT TO GO OVER CENTER, FLIPPING THE AIRCRAFT OVER ON ITS NOSE. SUBSEQUENT MAINTENANCE INSPECTION REVALED ONLY DAMAGE DONE WAS TO THE PROP.

## Other reports on N254WG (1)

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

- [Incident 19990705036019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990705036019I), Jul 5, 1999: Cessna A185F (N254WG), Kinston, NC, Substantial damage. (-23) During a high power setting (during run up) for the purpose of testing fuel flow after maintenance, the pilot lost directional control of the aircraft,…

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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