# Accident 20190225010559A: Cessna 185A, Ridgeland, SC, February 25, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 25, 2019, 13:13 local time
- Place: Ridgeland, SC
- Airport: Ridgeland-Claude Dean
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.4911° N, 80.9936° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4911&lon=-80.9936&mi=10
- Aircraft: N10044, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N10044-2020-04-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 185A (registry code 2072804, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-185a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 4,459 total, 1,200 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA19CA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA152) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190225010559A

## Narrative

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

N10044 WAS LANDING RUNWAY 21 AT RIDGELAND, SC ON 02/25/2019 AT 1313 EDT. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AND VEERED OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT STATED THAT UPON TOUCH DOWN ALL WAS NORMAL UNTIL THE TAIL WHEEL TOUCHED DOWN. THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND ENDED UP OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY IN A FOUR FOOT DEEP DITCH. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED BY THE SOUTH CAROLINA FORESTRY COMMISSION.

## 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 GAA19CA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA152), Feb 25, 2019: Cessna 185 (N10044), Ridgeland, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in a runway excursion and impact with a ditch.

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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