# Accident 20000212035409A: Cessna A185F, Saratoga Spring, NY, February 12, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 12, 2000, 13:00 local time
- Place: Saratoga Spring, NY
- Airport: Saratoga County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.0606° N, 73.7694° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0606&lon=-73.7694&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8425Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8425Q) (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 IO520*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 349 total, 31 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC00LA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA077) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000212035409A

## Narrative

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

(.4)THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN UNDER CALM WIND CONDITIONS, WITH THE LEFT WING DOWN. THE LEFT WHEEL RIM FRACTURED, AND THE WHEEL CAME OFF THE RIM, BUT THE AIRPLANE VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY TO THE RIGHT.  IT HIT A SNOW BANK, AND FLIPPED UP, AND ONTO ITS NOSE.                                              (-23)PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD MADE NORMAL LANDING WAS ON ROLL OUT WHEN AIRCRAFT VEERED TO RIGHT OF RWY.  ON SITE INVESTIGATION REVEALED L/H MAIN WHEEL DESINTERGRATED (REASON UNKNOWN).

## 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 NYC00LA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA077), Feb 12, 2000: Cessna 185 (N8425Q), Saratoga Sprngs, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of control of the airplane during the landing.

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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