# Accident 20090518006459A: Cessna A185E, Tacoma, WA, May 18, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 18, 2009, 08:47 local time
- Place: Tacoma, WA
- Airport: Tacoma Narrows
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.2681° N, 122.5781° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.2681&lon=-122.5781&mi=10
- Aircraft: N70083, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N70083) (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
- Reported engine: CONT IO520*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,000 total, 500 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR09CA252](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09CA252) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090518006459A

## Narrative

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

DURING ROLL OUT AFTER LANDING AT TACOMA NARROWS AIRPORT (TIW) THE PILOT OF THE CE-185 TAILWHEEL AIRCRAFT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT.  THE LEFT WINGTIP STRUCK THE GROUND AND WAS DRAGGED APPROXIMATELY 30 FEET.  THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP ON IT'S NOSE BALANCED BETWEEN THE PROPELLER AND THE RIGHT WINGTIP.

## 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 WPR09CA252](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09CA252), May 18, 2009: Cessna 185E (N70083), Tacoma, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control while landing with a crosswind.

## Other reports on N70083 (2)

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

- [Accident 19831112057119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831112057119A), Nov 12, 1983: Cessna A185E (N70083), El Paso, TX, Substantial damage. Student lost directional control on landing roll. Instructor tried to correct but failed. Side load folded gear.
- [Accident 19790705013359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790705013359A), Jul 5, 1979: Cessna 185E (N70083), Elizabethton, TN, Substantial damage. Pilot lost directional control on landing. Ran off runway, turned over.

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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