# Accident 20160830015539A: Cessna A185E, Gooding, ID, August 30, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 30, 2016, 09:00 local time
- Place: Gooding, ID
- Airport: Gooding Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.9172° N, 114.7650° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9172&lon=-114.7650&mi=10
- Aircraft: N185TJ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N185TJ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A185E (registry code 2072818, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-550 series (registry code 17042, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-550-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185E
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-550 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 735 total, 387 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA16CA459](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA459) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160830015539A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRMAN LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT ON LANDING. THE LOSS OF CONTROL WAS SELF INDUCED, NO AIRCRAFT ISSUES WERE INVOLVED.

## 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 GAA16CA459](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA459), Aug 30, 2016: Cessna A185 (N185TJ), Gooding, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing, which resulted in a runway excursion and 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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