# Accident 20030528013029A: Cessna A185E, Ft Wainwright, AK, May 28, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 28, 2003, 18:45 local time
- Place: Ft Wainwright, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.8375° N, 147.6144° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.8375&lon=-147.6144&mi=10
- Aircraft: N70162, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N70162) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A185E (registry code 2072818, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185E
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,500 total, 12 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC03LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC03LA052) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030528013029A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 ANC03LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC03LA052), May 29, 2003: Cessna 185 (N70162), Fairbanks, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for a crosswing during the landing roll. A factor contribuiting to the accident was the presence of a crosswind.

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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