# Accident 20020429011239A: Cessna A185F, Cumberland, WI, April 29, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 29, 2002, 17:15 local time
- Place: Cumberland, WI
- Airport: Cumberland Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.5301° N, 92.0207° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5301&lon=-92.0207&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8081E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8081E) (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 CHI02LA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA124) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020429011239A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AFTER LANDING AND DURING TAXI TO TURN OFF RUNWAY A GUST OF WIND LIFTED RIGHT WING CATCHING LEFT WING AND STABILIZER. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. AIRMAN COUNSELED ON TAXI PROCEDURES FOR CONVENTIONAL GEAR AIRPLANES. (.19) ON APRIL 29, 2002, AT 1715 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME (CDT), A CESSNA 185F, N8081E, STRUCK THE LEFT WINGTIP AFTER LANDING AT CUMBERLAND MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, CUMBERLAND, WISCONSIN. THE PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT WAS NOT INJURED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND THE FLIGHT WAS NOT ON A FLIGHT PLAN. THE FLIGHT HAD DEPARTED BOYCEVILLE, WISCONSIN AT 1645 CDT. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT AFTER LANDING "WHILE TAXING TO TURN OFF GUST OF WIND LIFTED RIGHT WING OFF GROUND FORCING AIRCRAFT TO TURN RIGHT, CATCHING LEFT WING TIP, AND STABILIZER...ON DOWNWIND STUDIED WIND SOCK. APPEARED TO HAVE WINDS OF APPROXIMATELY 280 VAR 300 AT 20 KTS. HOWEVER, AFTER INCIDENT STUDIED WIND SOCK FOR SEVERAL MINUTES. SAW ROTATION OF APPROXIMATELY 30 DEGREES (SP) TO 330 DEGREES (SP) WITH GUSTS POSSIBLY OVER 25 KTS. SUSPECT THIS CAUSED INCIDENT."

## 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 CHI02LA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA124), Apr 29, 2002: Cessna 185F (N8081E), Cumberland, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: the failure of the pilot to maintain directional control after encountering high winds and gusty winds during taxi from 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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