# Accident 20200904009309A: Cessna A185F, Bellaire, MI, September 4, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 4, 2020, 18:56 local time
- Place: Bellaire, MI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.9886° N, 85.1983° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9886&lon=-85.1983&mi=10
- Aircraft: N185DK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N185DK-2021-12-17) (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
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,200 total, 200 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN20CA382](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20CA382) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200904009309A

## Narrative

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

ON SEPTEMBER 4, 2020 AT 18:56 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME (EDT), A CESSNA A185F AIRCRAFT, N185DK, REGISTERED TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND OPERATED BY A PRIVATE PILOT FOR A PERSONAL FLIGHT, RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN IT GROUND-LOOPED WHILE TRYING TO LAND ON RUNWAY 20 AT ANTRIM COUNTY AIRPORT (ACB).

VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS AND VARIABLE WINDS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PRIVATE FLIGHT WAS BEING CONDUCTED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS (CFR) PART 91 WITHOUT A FLIGHT PLAN. AS THE AIRCRAFT CAME IN FOR LANDING, THE PILOT NOTED MILD TURBULENCE AND SOME VARIABLE WIND. THE PILOT REFERENCED HIS GARMIN GPS FOR WIND DATA AND ELECTED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 20. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AND RECEIVED A GUST OF WIND THAT CAUSED A GROUND LOOP. THE LEFT WHEEL SHEARED OFF AND THE LANDING LEG DUG INTO THE RUNWAY UNTIL THE LEFT LEG SHEARED OFF AT THE FUSELAGE.  THE AIRCRAFT SLID OFF THE RUNWAY INTO THE GRASS CAUSING THE LEFT WING TO HIT THE GROUND AND DAMAGE THE SPAR. THE PILOT AND PASSENGERS EXITED THE AIRCRAFT OUT THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT INJURIES.

WEATHER WAS REPORTED AT ACB 9/4/2020 WINDS 280 AT 8 KNOTS, VARIABLE 250 TO 310, 10 MILES VISIBILITY SCATTERED AT 5,000 FEET. TEMP 20, DEW POINT 07, ALT 3001

EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT PHOTOS AND STATEMENTS RECEIVED FROM THE PILOT REVEALED THAT AS HE CAME IN FOR LANDING HE FAILED TO CORRECT FOR THE VARIABLE WIND CONDITIONS RESULTING IN THE GROUND LOOP.

## 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 CEN20CA382](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20CA382), Sep 4, 2020: Cessna A185 (N185DK), Bellaire, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of directional control during the landing roll.

## Other reports on N185DK (2)

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

- [Accident 20160821014659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160821014659A), Aug 21, 2016: Cessna A185F (N185DK), Fayetteville, TN, Substantial damage. The pilot was practicing wheel landings with a crosswind. He lost control of the aircraft and the left wing tip and left horizontal stabilizer were damaged.…
- [Accident 20150711012939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150711012939A), Jul 11, 2015: Cessna A185F (N185DK), Dauphin Island, AL, Substantial damage. 07/11/2015: Around 4:00 pm CST (2100 z), during landing on runway 12 of the Dauphin Island Airport (4R9), pilot stated that a cross wind from LH at touchdown…

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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