# Accident 20081205853109A: Cessna A185F, Alton/St Louis, IL, December 5, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 5, 2008, 09:45 local time
- Place: Alton/St Louis, IL
- Airport: St Louis Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8903° N, 90.0461° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8903&lon=-90.0461&mi=10
- Aircraft: N185KS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N185KS) (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
- Pilot flight hours: 9,700 total, 162 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN09CA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA081) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081205853109A

## Narrative

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

ON DECEMBER 5, 2008, N185KS WAS INBOUND FOR LANDING AT ST. LOUIS REGIONAL  AIRPORT (KALN) WITH ONE OCCUPANT ONBOARD. THE PILOT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS IN CONTACT WITH THE CONTROL TOWER AND RECEIVED A CLEARANCE TO LAND ON RUNWAY 29 WITH THE OPTION OF LANDING "LONG". THE PILOT STATED THAT HIS  APPROACH TO THE AIRPORT WAS NORMAL WITHOUT ANY UNUSUAL CIRCUMSTANCES. THE INITIAL TOUCHDOWN POINT OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROXIMATELY 6500 FEET DOWN THE RUNWAY LEAVING APPROXIMATELY 1500 FEET TO TOUCHDOWN. AFTER THE  AIRCRAFT LANDED, THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE RIGHT WHILE SLIDING ON THE LEFT  WHEEL. THE AIRCRAFT THEN NOSED OVER AND CAME TO REST IN AN INVERTED  POSITION. THE AIRCRAFT NEVER DEPARTED THE RUNWAY, AND CAME TO REST ON THE  RUNWAY. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED AS A RESULT OF THE ACCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE EMPENAGE. DAMAGE WAS ALSO OBSERVED TO THE PROPELLER, LEFT WHEEL RIM, AND SKINS ON THE WINGS OF THE AIRPLANE.

## 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 CEN09CA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA081), Dec 5, 2008: Cessna A185F (N185KS), Alton, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to compensate for the crosswind during landing, resulting in loss of control of the aircraft and the subsequent nose-over of the airplane. Contributing to the accident was the…

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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