# Accident 20040716014369A: Cessna A185F, Boise, ID, July 16, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 16, 2004, 15:05 local time
- Place: Boise, ID
- Airport: Boise Air Terminal - Gowen Fld
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.5644° N, 116.2228° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5644&lon=-116.2228&mi=10
- Aircraft: N78RD (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185F
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,000 total, 60 in this make and model, 210 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA04LA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA04LA135) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040716014369A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON LANDING, AIRCRAFT SWERVED TO THE RIGHT AND PILOT OVERCORRECTED. AIRCRAFT SLID OFF THE RUNWAY ON THE LEFT WHEEL AND TIRE ASSEMBLY. THE TIRE WAS TORN OFF THE RIM OF THE WHEEL AND THE WHEEL WAS DESTROYED. THE LEFT LANDING GEAR ASSEMBLY WAS STRESSED, BENT AND TWISTED CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LANDING GEAR ATTACHMENT AREA AND ADJOINING STRUCTURE.

## 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 SEA04LA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA04LA135), Jul 16, 2004: Cessna A185F (N78RD), Boise, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll resulting in an inadvertent ground loop.

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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