# Accident 20120317004599A: Cessna A185F, Saginaw, TX, March 17, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 17, 2012, 17:50 local time
- Place: Saginaw, TX
- Airport: Hicks
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.9311° N, 97.4117° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9311&lon=-97.4117&mi=10
- Aircraft: N185GS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N185GS) (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
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 9,000 total, 500 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12CA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA190) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120317004599A

## Narrative

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

DURING LANDING ROLL OUT, AIRMAN UNLOCKED TAILWHEEL AND AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO VEER TO RIGHT SIDE OF RUNWAY INTO CROSSWIND.  AIRMAN WAS UNABLE TO CORRECT BACK TO CENTER LINE AND AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY AT APPROXIMATELY A 45 DEGREE ANGLE.  LEFT LANDING GEAR DUG INTO SOD AND WAS TORN AWAY FROM MOUNT.  LEFT WING FROM STRUT ATTACH POINT OUTBOARD WAS BENT UPWARD.  LEFT HORIZONAL STABILIZER WAS SLIGHTLY BENT UP.  NO OTHER DAMAGE NOTED.

## 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 CEN12CA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA190), Mar 17, 2012: Cessna A185F (N185GS), Fort Worth, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot did not maintain directional control of the airplane while landing in gusty wind conditions.

## Other reports on N185GS (1)

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

- [Accident 20240721009199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240721009199A), Jul 21, 2024: Cessna A185F (N185GS), Rural Retreat, VA, Substantial damage. On July 21, 2024, [privacy data omitted] attempted to land at mkj on runway 26 at 10:07AM local. The weather was reported with clear VFR conditions with no…

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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