# Accident 20000207011359A: Cessna 185F, Fort Collins, CO, February 7, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 7, 2000, 12:15 local time
- Place: Fort Collins, CO
- Airport: Fort Collins-Loveland Municipal Arp
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4097° N, 105.0693° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4097&lon=-105.0693&mi=10
- Aircraft: N721, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N721) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna TU206G (registry code 2073357, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-tu206g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN00TA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN00TA049) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000207011359A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR, SEATED IN THE RIGHT SEAT (WHO WAS NOT CURRENT IN THE AIRPLANE) HAD BEEN GIVING THE PILOT IN THE LEFT SEAT A BIENNIAL FLIGHT REVIEW (BFR). AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE BFR, IT WAS AGREED THAT THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR WOULD MAKE A LANDING. WHEN THE A/C TOUCHED DOWN, IT VEERED TO THE RIGHT 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 DEN00TA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN00TA049), Feb 7, 2000: Cessna A185F (N721), Loveland, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: Failure of the pilot in command to maintain directional control, resulting in an inadvertent ground loop. A factor was the crosswind.

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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