# Accident 19990713043009A: Cessna A185F, Renton, WA, July 13, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 13, 1999, 17:20 local time
- Place: Renton, WA
- Airport: Renton Municipal Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.4600° N, 122.2104° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.4600&lon=-122.2104&mi=10
- Aircraft: N532PC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N532PC-2005-04-20) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA99LA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA99LA119) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990713043009A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT ABORTED A LANDING ON RUNWAY 15 AND HAD GONE AROUND, ON SECOND ATTEMPT, HE LANDED THE A/C AND THEN LOST CONTROL AND GROUND LOOPED.

## 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 SEA99LA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA99LA119), Jul 14, 1999: Cessna 185 (N532PC), Renton, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Failure of the pilot-in-command to maintain directional control after landing, resulting in a ground loop.

## Other reports on N532PC (1)

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

- [Accident 20041205030479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041205030479A), Dec 5, 2004: Cessna A185F (N532PC), Renton, WA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) At approximately 12:20 pm on 12-05-2004 during a sequence of "touch-and-go" operations, during takeoff the aircraft banked left at about 100' AGL and…

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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