# Accident 19990330023929A: Cessna A185F, Hilton Island, SC, March 30, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 30, 1999, 13:00 local time
- Place: Hilton Island, SC
- Airport: Hilton Head Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.1598° N, 80.7605° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.1598&lon=-80.7605&mi=10
- Aircraft: N185MN, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N185MN) (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: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 20,000 total, 100 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL99LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL99LA063) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990330023929A

## Narrative

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

(.4) THE PILOT REPORTED THAT, THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN IN THE CENTER OF THE RUNWAY ON THE MAIN LANDING GEAR. AS THE TAIL WHEEL STARTED DOWN THE PILOT EXPERIENCED WIND GUSTS WHICH RAISED THE RIGHT WING AND INSTANTLY ROTATED THE AIRPLANE 35 DEGREES TO THE RIGHT.  THE AIRPLANE VEERED OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND COLLIDED WITH A CONCRETE CULVERT. THE AIRPLANE CAME TO A STOP AND THERE WAS SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DONE TO THE LEFT WING AND LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR. NO MECHANICAL PROBLEMS WITH THE AIRPLANE WERE REPORTED BY THE PILOT. A REVIEW OF EXISTING WEATHER DATA  DISCLOSED THAT SURFACE WINDS WERE APPROXIMATELY 180 DEGREES AT 14 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 24 KNOTS.          (-23)PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON LANDING, DUE TO GUSTY WIND, AND PILOT CROSS WIND TECHNIQUE.

## 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 ATL99LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL99LA063), Mar 30, 1999: Cessna 185 (N185MN), Hilton Head, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate evaluation of weather information that resulted in his failure to maintain directional control during landing. Factors were gusting winds, and a tail wind.

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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