# Accident 20150401006999A: Cessna A185F, Palmer, AK, April 1, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 1, 2015, 12:50 local time
- Place: Palmer, AK
- Airport: Palmer
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.5967° N, 149.0881° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.5967&lon=-149.0881&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3885Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3885Q) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 111 total, 111 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC15CA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC15CA019) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150401006999A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 ANC15CA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC15CA019), Apr 1, 2015: Cessna A185F (N3885Q), Palmer, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of directional control during landing, resulting in a collision with terrain.

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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