# Accident 20161020021939A: Cessna A185F, Anchorage, AK, October 20, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 20, 2016, 10:10 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Airport: Merrill Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.2158° N, 149.8525° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2158&lon=-149.8525&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7565H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7565H) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,486 total, 1,400 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA17CA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA041) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161020021939A

## Narrative

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

AFTER LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT PULLED TO THE LEFT.  PILOT ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT TO THE RIGHT AND OVER-COMPENSATED.  THE AIRCRAFT GROUND-LOOPED AND THE RIGHT WINGTIP AND RIGHT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER TIP STRUCK THE RUNWAY, ALSO DAMAGING THE RIGHT AILERON AND RIGHT ELEVATOR.  NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT.

## 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 GAA17CA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA041), Oct 20, 2016: Cessna A185 (N7565H), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.

## Other reports on N7565H (1)

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

- [Incident 20130511010049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130511010049I), May 11, 2013: Cessna A185F (N7565H), Talkeetna, AK, Minor damage. Pilot was seeking/receiving instruction for tailwheel proficiency. More specifically crosswind. On third landing of the day during roll out he started to…

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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