# Incident 19990705036019I: Cessna A185F, Kinston, NC, July 5, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 5, 1999, 15:30 local time
- Place: Kinston, NC
- Airport: Eastern Regional Jetport At Stall
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Engine Run-Up
- 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 A185F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 570 total, 35 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990705036019I

## Narrative

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

(-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, DRUG A WING AND NOSED OVER.  THERE WAS A GUSTING WIND FROM THE NORTHWEST OF 10 KNOTS GUSTING TO 15 KNOTS.  THIS WAS THE THIRD POST MAINTENANCE TEST PERFORMED BY THE PILOT THAT DAY.

## Other reports on N254WG (1)

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

- [Incident 19990101017779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990101017779I), Jan 1, 1999: Cessna 185F (N254WG), Kinston, NC, Minor damage. 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,…

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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