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FAA accident report · Cessna A185F · Dauphin Island, AL · July 11, 2015

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Date
July 11, 2015 · 16:00 local
Place
Dauphin Island, AL
Airport
Dauphin Island
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N185DK
NTSB investigation
NTSBGAA15CA213
Reported as
Cessna A185F
Reported engine
Continental IO-520 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
900 total900 in this make and model8 in the last 90 days
N185DKRegistration cancelled Dec 17, 2021 · Cessna A185FS/N 18503808 · Built 1979Airframe modelCessna A185FEngine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

07/11/2015: Around 4:00 pm CST (2100 z), during landing on runway 12 of the Dauphin Island Airport (4R9), pilot stated that a cross wind from LH at touchdown time, caused the aircraft to contact the runway with the LH wing tip, causing damage to the LH wing, and also to the LH horizontal stabilizer tip. He mentioned that after the occurrence he was able to taxi the plane to the parking area with no issues.

07/20/2015: After aircraft inspection it was verified substantial damage caused to the LH wing tip area, with bent upper and lower stiffeners without compromising the rear or front wing spars, as well as the LH aileron being bent up close to the middle hinge area, which shows chaffing and loss of material on the LH lower exterior skin at the aileron tip area. Both, top and lower skins of the wing at the wing tip area are showing wrinkles and creases. Also, the LH main wheel suffered severe chaffing on the outer half, causing scratches to the exterior shoulder of the main tire with dynamic witness marks.

As the FAA filed it

07/11/2015: AROUND 4:00 PM CST (2100 Z), DURING LANDING ON RUNWAY 12 OF THE DAUPHIN ISLAND AIRPORT (4R9), PILOT STATED THAT A CROSS WIND FROM LH AT TOUCHDOWN TIME, CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO CONTACT THE RUNWAY WITH THE LH WING TIP, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE LH WING, AND ALSO TO THE LH HORIZONTAL STABILIZER TIP. HE MENTIONED THAT AFTER THE OCCURRENCE HE WAS ABLE TO TAXI THE PLANE TO THE PARKING AREA WITH NO ISSUES.

07/20/2015: AFTER AIRCRAFT INSPECTION IT WAS VERIFIED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE CAUSED TO THE LH WING TIP AREA, WITH BENT UPPER AND LOWER STIFFENERS WITHOUT COMPROMISING THE REAR OR FRONT WING SPARS, AS WELL AS THE LH AILERON BEING BENT UP CLOSE TO THE MIDDLE HINGE AREA, WHICH SHOWS CHAFFING AND LOSS OF MATERIAL ON THE LH LOWER EXTERIOR SKIN AT THE AILERON TIP AREA. BOTH, TOP AND LOWER SKINS OF THE WING AT THE WING TIP AREA ARE SHOWING WRINKLES AND CREASES. ALSO, THE LH MAIN WHEEL SUFFERED SEVERE CHAFFING ON THE OUTER HALF, CAUSING SCRATCHES TO THE EXTERIOR SHOULDER OF THE MAIN TIRE WITH DYNAMIC WITNESS MARKS.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB GAA15CA213Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportDauphin Island, ALThe pilot's loss of directional control during the landing roll in gusty wind conditions which resulted in a ground loop and impact with terrain.Jul 11, 2015 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N185DK · 2

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

Accident 20200904009309ALanding: Rollout · Bellaire, MIOn September 4, 2020 at 18:56 eastern daylight time (EDT), a Cessna A185F aircraft, N185DK, registered to [privacy data omitted] and operated by a private pilot for a personal flight, received substantial damage when it ground-looped while trying to land on…Sep 4, 2020 · Substantial damageAccident 20160821014659ALanding: Rollout · Fayetteville, TNThe pilot was practicing wheel landings with a crosswind. He lost control of the aircraft and the left wing tip and left horizontal stabilizer were damaged. The pilot had a similar occurence in 2015 with this aircraft, that resulted in damage to the left…Aug 21, 2016 · Substantial damage