# Accident 20020523012529A: Cessna A185E, Grand Marais, MN, May 23, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 23, 2002, 11:15 local time
- Place: Grand Marais, MN
- Airport: Grand Marais/Cook County
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.7496° N, 90.3391° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.7496&lon=-90.3391&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4747Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4747Q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A185E (registry code 2072818, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185E
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI02LA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA141) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020523012529A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING TAXI OUT IN PREPARATION FOR TAKE OFF THE PILOT BECAME AWARE OF STRONG CROSSWIND CONDITIONS. DURING THE TAKE OFF ROLL ON RUNWAY 27 THE PILOT DID NOT MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DUE TO GUSTY CROSSWINDS. THE AIRCRAFT RAN OFF OF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND FLIPPED OVER. NO INJURY TO THE PILOT, SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. (.19) ON MAY 23, 2002, AT 1115 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA A185E, N4747Q, OWNED AND PILOTED BY A PRIVATE PILOT, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN THE PILOT EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON TAKEOFF AND NOSED OVER AT THE EDGE OF THE RUNWAY. THE FLIGHT WAS BEING CONDUCTED ON RUNWAY 27 (4,200 FEET BY 75 FEET, DRY/ASPHALT) AT THE GRAND MARAIS COOK COUNTY AIRPORT (CKC), GRAND MARAIS, ILLINOIS. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE SURFACE WIND WAS REPORTED TO BE 210 DEGREES AT 13 KNOTS GUSTING TO 22 KNOTS. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS OPERATING UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91. THE PILOT, THE SOLE PERSON ON BOARD, REPORTED NO INJURIES. THE FLIGHT TO FLYING CLOUD AIRPORT (FCM), MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA WAS ORIGINATING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

## 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 CHI02LA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA141), May 23, 2002: Cessna A185E (N4747Q), Grand Marais, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot displayed inadequate compensation for the wind conditions that existed at the time of the accident and directional control was not maintained. A factor associated with the accident was the…

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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