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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna A185F · Palmer, AK · April 1, 2015

Date
April 1, 2015 · 12:50 local
Place
Palmer, AK
Airport
Palmer
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N3885Q
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC15CA019
Reported as
Cessna A185F
Reported engine
Continental IO-520 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
111 total111 in this make and model28 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot was landing on runway 16 gravel at Palmer.

Pilot stated that he recieved a strong gust from his left(east) after landing and he couldn't keep aircraft going straight and it ground looped to the right.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT WAS LANDING ON RUNWAY 16 GRAVEL AT PALMER.

PILOT STATED THAT HE RECIEVED A STRONG GUST FROM HIS LEFT(EAST) AFTER LANDING AND HE COULDN'T KEEP AIRCRAFT GOING STRAIGHT AND IT GROUND LOOPED TO THE RIGHT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.