# Accident 20200713010679A: Cessna A185F, AK, July 13, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 13, 2020, 18:15 local time
- Place: AK
- Airport: Mud Strip, Upper Lake George,
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.3003° N, 148.5000° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.3003&lon=-148.5000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N360DC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N360DC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A185F (registry code 2072821, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185F
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 22,145 total, 120 in this make and model, 287 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC20CA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC20CA071) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200713010679A

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED THAT WHILE LANDING WITH A 90 DEGREE CROSS WIND @ 10KTS, GUSTING TO 15KTS, HE LANDED AND STARTED DRIFTING LEFT. HE SEEN A HOLE ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY WHICH WAS PREVIOUSLY MARKED WITH A STAKE & FLAG. AS HE APPROACHED THE HOLE, HE APPLIED RIGHT RUDDER & BRAKE FOR CORRECTION CAUSING A RIGHT YAWING EFFECT. HE STATED THAT HE MISSED THE STAKE, BUT THE LMLG HIT THE HOLE WHILE IN A RIGHT YAW CAUSING THE LMLG TIRE & WHEEL TO DEPART THE LANDING GEAR LEG. THE A/C SKIDDED DOWN THE RUNWAY ON THE LEFT GEAR LEG APPROX. 6 OR 7 FEET BEFORE IT TOO DEPARTED THE A/C, AT WHICH TIME THE A/C PROPELLER AND LEFT WING STRUCK THE GROUND. THE A/C SKIDDED AND SPUN AND CAME TO A STOP 180 DEGREES FROM THE  DIRECTION OF LANDING. A/C POWER WAS TURNED OFF AND ALL OCCUPANTS SAFELY EXITED THE A/C. NO FIRE ENSUED

## 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 ANC20CA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC20CA071), Jul 14, 2020: Cessna A185 (N360DC), Palmer, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of control during landing, which resulted in a ground loop and left main landing gear collapse.

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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