# Accident 20040229002829A: Cessna A185F, Tucson, AZ, February 29, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 29, 2004, 11:56 local time
- Place: Tucson, AZ
- Airport: Tucson International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.1161° N, 110.9411° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.1161&lon=-110.9411&mi=10
- Aircraft: N338H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N338H) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,300 total, 10 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX04LA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04LA142) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040229002829A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT STATED THAT UPON ARRIVAL AT TUCSON INTL. AIRPORT, HE WAS INSTRUCTED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 11R. HE FURTHER STATED THAT HE USED POOR DISCRETION IN ACCEPTING THE RUNWAY BECAUSE IT HAD A 10KT. TAILWIND. HE ADDED THAT WHEN HE LANDED HE LOST CONTROL DUE TO GUSTY CONDITIONS. THE PILOT HAS SCHEDULED MORE DUAL INSTRUCTION IN THE AIRCRAFT AS SOON AS IT IS REPAIRED.

## 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 LAX04LA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04LA142), Feb 29, 2004: Cessna A185F (N338H), Tucson, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate compensation for the quartering tailwind and failure to maintain directional control during landing rollout.

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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