# Accident 20170531007489A: Cessna A185F, Clovis, NM, May 31, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 31, 2017, 11:30 local time
- Place: Clovis, NM
- Airport: Clovis Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.4269° N, 103.0794° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4269&lon=-103.0794&mi=10
- Aircraft: N185FF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N185FF) (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: 619 total, 377 in this make and model, 109 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA17CA313](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA313) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170531007489A

## Narrative

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

ON MAY 31, 2017 AT APPROXIMATELY 1130 MST, N185FF, A CESSNA 185 (A185F) GROUND LOOPED DURING LANDING ROLL OUT ON RUNWAY22 AT CLOVIS, NEW MEXICO AIRPORT (CVN) DAMAGING STARBOARD SIDE WING TIP, ELEVATOR, AND WHEEL.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED ON A PERSONAL FLIGHT.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING AND ELEVATOR, AND PILOT SUSTAINED NO INJURIES.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM PORTALES, NEW MEXICO ON MAY 31, 2017 AT APPROXIMATELY 1100 MST.

## 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 GAA17CA313](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA313), May 31, 2017: Cessna A185 (N185FF), Clovis, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll in gusting crosswind conditions.

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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