# Accident 20190504003879A: Cessna A185E, Valparaiso, IN, May 4, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 4, 2019, 14:00 local time
- Place: Valparaiso, IN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.4539° N, 87.0069° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4539&lon=-87.0069&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7711L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7711L) (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
- Pilot flight hours: 600 total, 24 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA19CA244](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA244) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190504003879A

## Narrative

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

ON MAY 4, 2019, THE PILOT IN COMMAND (PIC) OF N7711L, A CESSNA C185 AIRCRAFT, WAS PRACTICING CROSSWIND TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS AT PORTER COUNTY REGIONAL AIRPORT, IN (VPZ).  ON THE THIRD TAKEOFF, THE AIRCRAFT VEERED LEFT SHARPLY.  AS THE AIRCRAFT TURNED, THE PIC ABORTED THE TAKEOFF BY ADDING BRAKES AND REDUCING POWER.  THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET BEFORE COMING TO A STOP ON THE RUNWAY, TURNED APPROXIMATELY 90 DEGREES TO THE DIRECTION OF TAKEOFF, AND TILTED FORWARD TO REST ON THE PROPELLER.  POST-ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION INDICATES RIGHT WING WAS DAMAGED BY CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY WHILE VEERING DURING THE ABORT.  THE DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER IS CONSISTENT WITH AN ENGINE OPERATING AT LOW POWER.

## 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 GAA19CA244](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA244), May 4, 2019: Cessna A185 (N7711L), Valparaiso, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper throttle application and subsequent failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll in gusting left crosswind conditions, which resulted in a ground loop.

## Other reports on N7711L (2)

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

- [Accident 20161025023889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161025023889A), Oct 25, 2016: Cessna A185E (N7711L), Winnemuccaa, NV, Substantial damage. Local flight. ASOS indicated winds of 5 knots at 060 degrees. Aircraft landed on runway 2 with a normal touchdown. On rollout, aircraft veered to the right,…
- [Accident 20011021028609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011021028609A), Oct 21, 2001: Cessna A185E (N7711L), Winnemucca, NV, No damage. (-23) Local unreported gusty crosswinds. (.19) on October 21, 2001, about 1130 hours pacific daylight time, a Cessna A185E, N7711L, operated by the pilot, was…

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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