# Accident 20160821014659A: Cessna A185F, Fayetteville, TN, August 21, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 21, 2016, 09:00 local time
- Place: Fayetteville, TN
- Airport: Fayetteville Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0633° N, 86.5631° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0633&lon=-86.5631&mi=10
- Aircraft: N185DK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N185DK-2021-12-17) (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: 1,000 total, 500 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA16CA438](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA438) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160821014659A

## Narrative

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

THE 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 WING.

THE PILOT REPORTED THE INCIDENT TO THE NTSB, WHO REPORTED IT TO THE NASHVILLE FSDO.

INSPECTOR ALLEN TRAVELLED TO KFYM AND MADE PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE AIRCRAFT ON 8/22/2016. THE PILOT PROVIDED HIS TAILWHEEL ENDORSEMENT AND FLIGHT REVIEW INFORMATION.

DUE TO SECOND LOSS OF CONTROL ACCIDENT A 44709 RE-EXAMINATION WILL BE RECOMMENDED.

## 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 GAA16CA438](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA438), Aug 21, 2016: Cessna A185 (N185DK), Fayetteville, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll in crosswind conditions, which resulted in a runway excursion and a ground loop.

## Other reports on N185DK (2)

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

- [Accident 20200904009309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200904009309A), Sep 4, 2020: Cessna A185F (N185DK), Bellaire, MI, Substantial damage. On 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…
- [Accident 20150711012939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150711012939A), Jul 11, 2015: Cessna A185F (N185DK), Dauphin Island, AL, Substantial damage. 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…

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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