# Accident 20050418006489A: Cessna A185E, Wasilla, AK, April 18, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 18, 2005, 18:30 local time
- Place: Wasilla, AK
- Airport: Wasilla Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.5717° N, 149.5403° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.5717&lon=-149.5403&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4557F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4557F) (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: 7,210 total, 4,180 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC05CA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC05CA060) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050418006489A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THIS CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR WAS CONDUCTING INSTRUCTION WITH A PRIVATE PILOT IN PREPARATION FOR A BFR. CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS LOST DURING A LANDING CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO VEER TO ONE SIDE. THE INSTRUCTOR DECIDED TO GROUND LOOP THE AIRCRAFT AT THIS POINT TO AVOID GOING INTO A DITCH CAUSING MORE DAMAGE.

## 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 ANC05CA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC05CA060), Apr 18, 2005: Cessna A185E (N4557F), Wasilla, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor's failure to provide adequate supervision of the second pilot during the landing roll, which resulted in a loss of control and an intentional ground-loop by the instructor. A…

## Other reports on N4557F (3)

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

- [Accident 20130728015449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130728015449A), Jul 28, 2013: Cessna A185E (N4557F), Kotzebue, AK, Substantial damage. Airman stated he was taking a check ride and doing a confined area take off and got behind the power curve and couldn't see where he was going. Then realized…
- [Accident 19800617029279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800617029279A), Jun 17, 1980: Cessna A185E (N4557F), Iliamna, AK, Substantial damage. Engine quit on climbout. Crash-landed on bank of lake. Found air valve shaft air box broken. Improper maintenance.
- [Accident 19760701022839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760701022839A), Jul 1, 1976: Cessna A185E (N4557F), Gibralter Lake, AK, Substantial damage. Float equipped.

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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