# Accident 20200222002359A: Cessna A185F, Hawley, MN, February 22, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 22, 2020, 16:00 local time
- Place: Hawley, MN
- Airport: Hawley Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.8842° N, 96.3506° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.8842&lon=-96.3506&mi=10
- Aircraft: N550FK, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N550FK) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A185F (registry code 2072821, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-550 series (registry code 17042, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-550-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185F
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-550 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,739 total, 1,472 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN20CA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20CA101) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200222002359A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT WAS PLANNING A TOUCH & GO AND WAS CONFIGURED FOR A THREE POINT LANDING. THE TAIL WHEEL CONTACTED THE RUNWAY FIRST CAUSING THE MAIN GEAR TO CONTACT THE RUNWAY HARD.  THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED AND DRIFTED TO THE RIGHT.  THE PILOT APPLIED FULL POWER ATTEMPTING TO ABORT THE LANDING.  THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR CONTACTED THE SNOW AND THE AIRCRAFT SPUN HARD IN A CLOCKWISE DIRECTION CAUSING THE LEFT WING TO IMPACT THE GROUND.  THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON IT'S NOSE JUST OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE UNINJURED.

## 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 CEN20CA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20CA101), Feb 22, 2020: Cessna A185 (N550FK), Hawley, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper landing flare and touchdown, which resulted in a bounced landing and loss of directional control and the airplane's subsequent impact with a snowbank and ground loop during an…

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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