# Accident 20170507003949A: Cessna A185F, Big Rapids Town, MI, May 7, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 7, 2017, 10:10 local time
- Place: Big Rapids Town, MI
- Airport: Roben Hood Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.7228° N, 85.5042° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.7228&lon=-85.5042&mi=10
- Aircraft: N873SL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N873SL-2019-04-16) (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: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot, student
- Pilot flight hours: 186 total, 25 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA17CA271](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA271) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170507003949A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT STATED HE MADE SEVERAL SUCCESSFUL TOUCH AND GOES ON RUNWAY 32. THE PILOT SAID THE WIND WAS REPORTED AS 320@10. THE PILOT DECIDED HE WAS GOING TO PRACTICE A CROSSWIND LANDING ON THE THIRD ATTEMPT SO HE SWITCHED TO RUNWAY 27. RECORDED VIDEO AT THE SCENE SHOWS THE PILOT MADE A SUCCESSFUL TOUCHDOWN BUT DURING ROLL OUT THE RIGHT WING LIFTED UP AND THE PILOT ATTEMPTED A GO AROUND. THE AIRCRAFT TURNED 90 DEGREES TO THE NORTH AND ATTEMPTED TO CLIMB OUT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FLYING VERY LOW.  THE LANDING GEAR STRUCK A BERM ALONG SIDE THE RUNWAY AND CATAPULTED THE AIRCRAFT 50 FEET INTO THE AIR. THE AIRCRAFT THEM STALLED AND PLUMMENTED TO THE GROUND IN A SPIRALING NOSE LOW ATTITUDE. THE ACTUAL WIND AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WAS REPORTED BY AWOS AS 350 AT 15 GUSTING TO 22 KTS.

## 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 GAA17CA271](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA271), May 7, 2017: Cessna A185 (N873SL), Big Rapids, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to obtain updated weather information while practicing takeoffs and landings and his subsequent failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll in gusting…

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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