# Accident 20190512011009A: Cessna A185E, Northway, AK, May 12, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 12, 2019, 13:32 local time
- Place: Northway, AK
- Airport: Northway
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 62.9611° N, 141.9281° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.9611&lon=-141.9281&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2429E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2429E) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA19CA260](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA260) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190512011009A

## Narrative

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

ON MAY 12, 2019 AT 1232 THE PILOT LANDED THE CESSNA 185 ON RUNWAY 05 AT THE NORTHWAY ALASKA AIRPORT (PAOR). AT TOUCHDOWN THE PILOT IMMEDIATELY FELT THE AIRCRAFT PULLING TO THE RIGHT.  THE PILOT COMPENSATED USING THE RUDDER AND BRAKE PEDALS.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS DIFFICULT TO CONTROL WHICH LEAD TO THE AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPING AND FLIPPING UPSIDE DOWN CAUSING THE PROPELLER TO STRIKE THE PAVEMENT AND THE VERTICAL STABILIZER AND RUDDER TO BE CRUSHED.  PILOT AND 1 PASSENGER ONBOARD WITH NO INJURIES REPORTED.  IT WAS DISCOVERED THE RIGHT MAIN TIRE HAD GONE FLAT AND WAS BADLY DAMAGED FROM THE LANDING.

## 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 GAA19CA260](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA260), May 12, 2019: Cessna A185 (N2429E), Northway, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in a ground loop and subsequent nose-over.

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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