# Accident 20020601038019A: Cessna A185F, Necedah, WI, June 1, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 1, 2002, 13:40 local time
- Place: Necedah, WI
- Airport: Necedah Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.0207° N, 90.0709° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0207&lon=-90.0709&mi=10
- Aircraft: N185NR, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N185NR) (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
- Pilot flight hours: 8,700 total, 400 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI02TA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02TA149) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020601038019A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JUNE 1, 2002 AT NECEDAH AIRPORT, NECEDAH WISCONSIN, A CESSNA 185 N185NR FLOWN BY CYRIL GRIESBACH LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON TAKEOFF. THE PILOT (MR. GREISBACH) STATED THAT ON TAKE OFF HE ENCOUNTERD A VIOLENT GUST OF WIND AND THE AIRCRAFT ENTERED A RIGHT TURN WHICH HE COULD NOT STOP WITH FULL CONTROL DEFLECTION. THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED AN ADJACENT GRASS AREA WHERE THE LEFT MAIN GEAR SANK INTO THE SOFT GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT THEN NOSED OVER AND THE LEFT WING CONTACTED THE GROUND. ABOUT (5) FIVE FEET OF THE OUTBOARD WING WAS BENT UP AT ABOUT A 45 DEGREE ANGLE. NO INJURIES, VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## 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 CHI02TA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02TA149), Jun 1, 2002: Cessna A185F (N185NR), Necedah, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: Directional control of the airplane not maintained by the pilot. The gusting winds was a contributing factor.

## Other reports on N185NR (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20141118020939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20141118020939I), Nov 18, 2014: Cessna A185F (N185NR), Oshkosh, WI, Minor damage. Pilot landed in a crosswind on runway 36 at osh. During rollout at 25 to 30 knots, a wind gust turned the airplane to the left and lifted the right wing. Pilot…

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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