# Accident 20060129001099A: Cessna A185F, Pembroke, MA, January 29, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 29, 2006, 10:00 local time
- Place: Pembroke, MA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.0683° N, 70.7981° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0683&lon=-70.7981&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7574N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7574N) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A185F (registry code 2072821, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520-D (registry code 17236, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185F
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,645 total, 1,685 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC06CA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06CA065) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060129001099A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JANUARY 29, 2006, INSPECTOR ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND I CONDUCTED AN ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION LOCATED AT A PRIVATE STRIP IN PEMBROKE, MA. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ REPORTED THAT HIS AIRCRAFT WAS UNDERWAY FRO THE PURPOSE OF FLIGHT, WHEN SUDDENLY THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR GOT STUCK IN THE MUD FIRST, THE THE AIRCRAFT SPUN AROUND AND IMPACTED THE TREE LINE, CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING AND MODERATE DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING. IN ADDITION, THE RIGHT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER AND RIGHT ELEVATOR SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THERE WAS A SLIGHT BUCKLE IN THE LOWER OUTER SURFACE ALONG THE RIGHT WING.

## 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 NYC06CA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06CA065), Jan 29, 2006: Cessna A185F (N7574N), Pembroke, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control during the takeoff roll, which resulted in a ground loop and subsequent impact with trees. A factor was the soft runway as reported by the pilot.

## Other reports on N7574N (4)

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

- [Accident 20260215002779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260215002779A), Feb 15, 2026: Cessna A185F (N7574N), Naples, FL, Minor damage, 1 fatal. On February 15, 2026, at about 1116 hours, a 1981 Cessna (floats) A185F, [privacy data omitted] departed marco island executive airport to the south and at…
- [Accident 20210906015439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210906015439A), Sep 6, 2021: Cessna A185F (N7574N), Kingsley, IA, Substantial damage. Aircraft engine lost power landed in corn field and flipped over.
- [Incident 19960518024179I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960518024179I), May 18, 1996: Cessna A185F (N7574N), Denver, CO, Minor damage. Narrative: on 18 may 1996, on take-off runway 35R at approx. 40 KTS a push to the left was noticed. Rt. Rudder, right brake and rt. Aileron was applied. The…
- [Incident 19851008061919I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851008061919I), Oct 8, 1985: Cessna A185F (N7574N), Lafayette, LA, Minor damage. Indications were gear down and locked on floats. Main gear did not extend. Downlock switches sticking.

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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