# Accident 20000430043729A: Cessna 185F, Pottstown, PA, April 30, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 30, 2000, 08:45 local time
- Place: Pottstown, PA
- Airport: Pottstown Limerick Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.2497° N, 75.6409° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2497&lon=-75.6409&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6535E (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185F
- Pilot flight hours: 2,800 total, 99 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC00LA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA126) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000430043729A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91 WITH MR. MCELWEEINSTRUCTING (RIGHT SEAT) MR. SHARWARKO (LEFT SEAT) IN THE AIRCRAFT. DURING THE LANDING ROLL OUT, AT ABOUT 20 KNOTS, THE AIRCRAFT STARTED VEERING TO THE RIGHT. MR. SHARWARKO STATED THAT HE "RAN OUT OF LEFT RUDDER AND APPLIED LEFT BRAKE." THE AIRCRAFT WENT OFF THE RUNWAY AND INTO HIGH GRASS AND GROUND-LOOPED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE LEFT WING AND THE PROPELLER RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 NYC00LA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA126), Apr 30, 2000: Cessna 185F (N6535E), Pottstown, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The second pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions and the inadequate supervision of the flight instructor. Factors related to the accident were the crosswind and gusting wind conditions.

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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