# Accident 20040624015999A: Cessna A185F, Bozeman, MT, June 24, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 24, 2004, 15:07 local time
- Place: Bozeman, MT
- Airport: Gallatin Fld
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.7781° N, 111.1575° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.7781&lon=-111.1575&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4585F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4585F-2019-09-06) (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
- Reported engine: CONT IO520*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA04LA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA04LA117) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040624015999A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AT APPROXIMATELY 1507 MOUNTAIN DAYLIGHT TIME, THE PILOT OF N4585F LANDED ON RUNWAY 30 AT BOZEMAN/GALLATIN FIELD (BZN), IN BOZEMAN, MONTANA. DURING HIS ATTEMPT TO EXIT THE RUNWAY ONTO THE TAXIWAY, HE LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL, GROUND-LOOPING TO THE LEFT. THE RIGHT WING AND AILERON WERE SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED NEAR THE TIP. AN EXAMINATION OF THE RIGHT MAIN WHEEL ASSEMBLY SHOWS EVIDENCE OF BRAKE DISC DETACHMENT FROM THE WHEEL RIM. RUST AND CORROSION IS EVIDENT.

## 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 SEA04LA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA04LA117), Jun 24, 2004: Cessna 185F (N4585F), Bozeman, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the right main gear brake disk attach flange during the landing roll, due to fatigue cracks emanating from numerous corrosion pits present on the surface of the disk, leading to the…

## Other reports on N4585F (2)

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

- [Accident 20160625009909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160625009909A), Jun 25, 2016: Cessna A185F (N4585F), Coeur D Alene, ID, Destroyed, 1 fatal. On June 25th, 2016 a Cessna 185 registration number N4585F impacted terrain northeast of Horse Heaven Airstrip an approximately 12:00 p.m. local time. The…
- [Incident 20010319004309I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010319004309I), Mar 19, 2001: Cessna A185F (N4585F), Spokane, WA, Minor damage. (-23) [privacy data omitted]called ground control and received clearance to runway 21R and cross country 21L. He stated that he started to taxi when he hit a…

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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