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FAA accident report · Cessna 185E · Chugiak, AK · October 20, 2020

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Date
October 20, 2020 · 13:34 local
Place
Chugiak, AK
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N850WB
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC21LA002
Reported as
Cessna 185E
Reported engine
Continental IO-520-D
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
2,500 total1 in this make and model2 in the last 90 days
N850WBRegistered now · Cessna 185ES/N 185-1350 · Built 1968Airframe modelCessna 185EEngine modelContinental IO-520-DReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On October 20, 2020 at 1240PM a Cessna 185 N850WB departed runway gravel runway 32 lake hood, anchorage Alaska for the purposes of providing currency flight instruction, verifying aircraft flight performance, and relocation to birchwood airport. The aircraft owner (ao), a private pilot with 575 total flight experience was in the left seat of the aircraft and the CFI with 2500 hours total flight experience was in the right seat. Neither the CFI nor the ao had any experience in the aircraft type, and the two pilots had not discussed who was the PIC. However, the CFI was aware that the aircraft owner had not flown in 10 years and did not have a current flight review, and therefore was not qualified to exercise the privileges of PIC. After the aircraft touched down on runway 2L at birchwood airport ( bcv), the aircraft veered to the right departed the runway and ground looped between runways 2L and 2R. The aircraft sustained substantial damage to the left wing tip and the left horizontal stabilizer.

As the FAA filed it

ON OCTOBER 20, 2020 AT 1240PM A CESSNA 185 N850WB DEPARTED RUNWAY GRAVEL RUNWAY 32 LAKE HOOD, ANCHORAGE ALASKA FOR THE PURPOSES OF PROVIDING CURRENCY FLIGHT INSTRUCTION, VERIFYING AIRCRAFT FLIGHT PERFORMANCE, AND RELOCATION TO BIRCHWOOD AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT OWNER (AO), A PRIVATE PILOT WITH 575 TOTAL FLIGHT EXPERIENCE WAS IN THE LEFT SEAT OF THE AIRCRAFT AND THE CFI WITH 2500 HOURS TOTAL FLIGHT EXPERIENCE WAS IN THE RIGHT SEAT. NEITHER THE CFI NOR THE AO HAD ANY EXPERIENCE IN THE AIRCRAFT TYPE, AND THE TWO PILOTS HAD NOT DISCUSSED WHO WAS THE PIC. HOWEVER, THE CFI WAS AWARE THAT THE AIRCRAFT OWNER HAD NOT FLOWN IN 10 YEARS AND DID NOT HAVE A CURRENT FLIGHT REVIEW, AND THEREFORE WAS NOT QUALIFIED TO EXERCISE THE PRIVILEGES OF PIC. AFTER THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN ON RUNWAY 2L AT BIRCHWOOD AIRPORT ( BCV), THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE RIGHT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY AND GROUND LOOPED BETWEEN RUNWAYS 2L AND 2R. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING TIP AND THE LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ANC21LA002Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportAnchorage, AKThe pilot receiving instruction’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in a runway excursion onto soft terrain. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor's inadequate supervision of the pilot while…Oct 20, 2020 · Substantial damage