# Accident 20070518009049A: Cessna A185F, Renton, WA, May 18, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 18, 2007, 12:07 local time
- Place: Renton, WA
- Airport: Renton Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.4997° N, 122.2036° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.4997&lon=-122.2036&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8045Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8045Q) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA07CA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07CA127) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070518009049A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT WAS PRACTICING STOP AND GO LANDINGS AT AIRPORT. ON THE 4TH LANDING AFTER TOUCH DOWN AIRCRAFT MADE IMMEDIATE PIVOT TO THE RIGHT, PILOT ATTEMPTED TO COMPENSATE USING SOME BRAKE AND RUDDER MOVEMENT, BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL IN CONTROLLING THE AIRCRAFT. EVENTUALLY AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED, CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO RIGHT WING AND HORIZONTAL STABILIZER.

## 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 SEA07CA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07CA127), May 18, 2007: Cessna A185F (N8045Q), Renton, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of aircraft control during a landing attempt, which resulted 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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