# Accident 20040516010099A: Cessna A185F, Polson, MT, May 16, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 16, 2004, 09:45 local time
- Place: Polson, MT
- Airport: Polson Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.6953° N, 114.1858° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.6953&lon=-114.1858&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1624H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1624H) (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: 207 total, 19 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA04LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA04LA087) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040516010099A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT STATED THAT ON 5/16/04 HE WAS PRACTICING LANDINGS ON RWY 36 AT POLSON, MT. HE STATED THAT ON THE 4TH CROSSWIND LANDING THE "WIND SHIFTED TO A QUARTERING TAILWIND" AND HE LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. THE PILOT SAID HE REGAINED CONTROL AND MADE A SUCCESSFUL GO-AROUND AND LANDING. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WAS DONE TO THE LEFT WINGTIP, AILERON AND HORIZONTAL STABILIZER. THERE WERE NO INJURIES.

## 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 SEA04LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA04LA087), May 16, 2004: Cessna 185A (N1624H), Polson, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for the changing wind conditions at the time of the landing. Factors include gusty, variable, crosswinds, and a runway marker near the edge of the runway the pilot…

## Other reports on N1624H (1)

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

- [Incident 19901115062909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901115062909I), Nov 15, 1990: Cessna A185F (N1624H), Bedford, MA, Minor damage. Right gear collapsed on landing rollout. Jacked the float up and manually extended the wheel.

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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