# Accident 20181214023549A: Cessna A185E, Tacoma, WA, December 14, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 14, 2018, 08:55 local time
- Place: Tacoma, WA
- Airport: Tacoma Narrows
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.2681° N, 122.5781° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.2681&lon=-122.5781&mi=10
- Aircraft: N19EC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N19EC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A185E (registry code 2072818, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185E
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA19CA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA100) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181214023549A

## Narrative

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

ON DECEMBER 14, 2018 AT APPROXIMATELY 1655Z, N19EC, OPERATED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ VEERED OFF THE EAST SIDE OF RUNWAY 17 DURING LANDING. PILOT INDICATED THAT AIRCRAFT STARTED TO VEER TO THE RIGHT IMMEDIATELY AFTER TOUCHDOWN, HE THEN APPLIED LEFT RUDDER TO CORRECT AND MAINTAIN STRAIGHT LANDING ROLL-OUT, THEN THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO TURN TO THE LEFT THIS TIME, HE GOT OF THE LEFT RUDDER, AND AGAIN THE AIRCRAFT WENT TO THE RIGHT, THEN HE APPLIED A FULL LEFT RUDDER TO STOP THE AIRCRAFT FROM GOING TO THE RIGHT. THIS ACTION CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO GROUNDLOOP WHICH CAUSED THE RIGHT WINGTIP  TO HIT THE GROUND RESULTING TO SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WINGTIP AFT SPAR, RIGHT WING AILERON, AND SKIN DAMAGE FROM SCRAPING ON THE UNDERSIDE OF THE RIGHT HORIZONTAL STAB. AND ELEVATOR. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED.

## 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 GAA19CA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA100), Dec 14, 2018: Cessna A185 (N19EC), Tacoma, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of directional control during the landing roll and his subsequent overapplication of left rudder, which resulted in the right wing impacting the runway.

## Other reports on N19EC (2)

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

- [Accident 20171024014999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171024014999A), Oct 24, 2017: Cessna A185E (N19EC), Gig Harbor, WA, Substantial damage. During the landing roll out the left main tire ruptured. This caused the aircraft to swerve off the side of the runway. Damage occurred to the left main gear,…
- [Accident 19961103034659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961103034659A), Nov 3, 1996: Cessna A185E (N19EC), Price, UT, Substantial damage. New purchase. Lost control landing roll. Veered off runway. Gear attach bolt failed due stress. Unskilled in type. (.19) on November 3, 1996, approximately…

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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