# Accident 20160524008079A: Cessna A185F, Anchorage, AK, May 24, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 24, 2016, 17:00 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Airport: Lake Hood
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.1872° N, 149.9658° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.1872&lon=-149.9658&mi=10
- Aircraft: N17SR, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N17SR) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,100 total, 1,150 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA16CA260](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA260) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160524008079A

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED THAT HE LANDED ON RUNWAY 32 AT LAKE HOOD(LHD) WIND WAS 10 KNOTS AT 250 DEGREES.  ON ROLL OUT AT ABOUT 5 KNOTS THE AIRCRAFT STARTED A SLIGHT LEFT TURN,  PILOT CORRECTED WITH RIGHT  RUDDER, ADDING FULL RIGHT RUDDER TO STOP AIRCRAFT FROM TURNING LEFT.  RIGHT GEAR COLLAPSED AND BUCKLED UNDER THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 GAA16CA260](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA260), May 25, 2016: Cessna A185 (N17SR), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll in crosswind conditions, which resulted in a ground loop.

## Other reports on N17SR (1)

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

- [Accident 19971005029979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971005029979A), Oct 5, 1997: Cessna A185F (N17SR), Oakland, CA, Substantial damage. Wind gust hit 185 on takeoff roll. Dragged a wing aborted. Ground looped nosed down off runway. No anomalies. (.19) dragged right wingtip. Veered left and came…

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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