# Accident 20160821015069A: Cessna A185F, Caldwell, ID, August 21, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 21, 2016, 16:00 local time
- Place: Caldwell, ID
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.6411° N, 116.6347° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6411&lon=-116.6347&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4477R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4477R) (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: Commercial pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA16CA446](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA446) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160821015069A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT HAD PERFORMED A WHEEL LANDING ON RUNWAY 30, WHEN THE TAILWHEEL CAME DOWN DURING ROLL OUT THE PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND THE AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED. WINDS AT THE TIME OF LANDING WERE 310 AT 6 KNOTS.  THE PILOT DID NOT USE THE TAIL WHEEL LOCK.

## 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 GAA16CA446](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA446), Aug 21, 2016: Cessna A185 (N4477R), Caldwell, ID, 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.

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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