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FAA accident report · Cessna A185E · Ft Wainwright, AK · May 28, 2003

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Date
May 28, 2003 · 18:45 local
Place
Ft Wainwright, AK
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N70162
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC03LA052
Reported as
Cessna A185E
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,500 total12 in this make and model12 in the last 90 days
N70162Registered now · Cessna A185ES/N 18502028 · Built 1972Airframe modelCessna A185EEngine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) NTSB #ANC03LA052 privacy data omitted after completing two touch and go landings at the bradley field in north pole, the department of forestry/blm pilot flew to ft. Wainwright aaf to land on runway 24. The base of operations for the blm is located on ft. Wainwright. The pilot was conducting a wheel landing when the aircraft right wing rose up. The left wing impacted the runway causing damage to the aileron and associated rib. The pilot initiated a go-around after the left wing impacted the ground. The pilot stated he would have totally lost control if he had not initiated the go-around. The wind at the time of the accident was reported as 330 at 15 knots. Almost a direct crosswind. The pilot landed with full flaps. The maximum demonstrated crosswind velocity for the aircraft is 12 knots. The pilots total tail wheel time is approximately 200 hours of which 12 were in make and model from training the week before. During the pilots training he was told by blm agency instructors not to fly in crosswinds.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) NTSB #ANC03LA052 ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED AFTER COMPLETING TWO TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS AT THE BRADLEY FIELD IN NORTH POLE, THE DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY/BLM PILOT FLEW TO FT. WAINWRIGHT AAF TO LAND ON RUNWAY 24. THE BASE OF OPERATIONS FOR THE BLM IS LOCATED ON FT. WAINWRIGHT. THE PILOT WAS CONDUCTING A WHEEL LANDING WHEN THE AIRCRAFT RIGHT WING ROSE UP. THE LEFT WING IMPACTED THE RUNWAY CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE AILERON AND ASSOCIATED RIB. THE PILOT INITIATED A GO-AROUND AFTER THE LEFT WING IMPACTED THE GROUND. THE PILOT STATED HE WOULD HAVE TOTALLY LOST CONTROL IF HE HAD NOT INITIATED THE GO-AROUND. THE WIND AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WAS REPORTED AS 330 AT 15 KNOTS. ALMOST A DIRECT CROSSWIND. THE PILOT LANDED WITH FULL FLAPS. THE MAXIMUM DEMONSTRATED CROSSWIND VELOCITY FOR THE AIRCRAFT IS 12 KNOTS. THE PILOTS TOTAL TAIL WHEEL TIME IS APPROXIMATELY 200 HOURS OF WHICH 12 WERE IN MAKE AND MODEL FROM TRAINING THE WEEK BEFORE. DURING THE PILOTS TRAINING HE WAS TOLD BY BLM AGENCY INSTRUCTORS NOT TO FLY IN CROSSWINDS.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ANC03LA052Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportFairbanks, AKThe pilot's inadequate compensation for a crosswing during the landing roll. A factor contribuiting to the accident was the presence of a crosswind.May 29, 2003 · Substantial damage