# Accident 20241012018899A: Cessna A185E, Seattle, WA, October 12, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 12, 2024, 15:18 local time
- Place: Seattle, WA
- Airport: Boeing Field/King County International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.5300° N, 122.3019° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.5300&lon=-122.3019&mi=10
- Aircraft: N185WK, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N185WK) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A185E (registry code 2072818, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520-D (registry code 17236, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185E
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-520-D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR25LA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA014) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20241012018899A

## Narrative

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

N185WK WAS ON APPROACH RWY 14L. ON TOUCHDOWN, THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED.PIC WAS ALLOWING THE PASSENGER TO LAND AND PASSENGER SAYS JUST AS  HE WAS GOING TO ATTEMPT TO GO-AROUND HE FELT INPUTS ON THE FLIGHT CONTROLS FROM THE PIC. BEING THAT WAS HIS FIRST FLIGHT IN A TAIL-WHEELED AIRCRAFT, HE LET THE PIC TRY A SECOND ATTEMPT TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT THEN GROUDNLOOPED AND CRASHED IN THE GRASS AT ADJACENT TO THE RUNWAY...

## 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 WPR25LA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA014), Oct 12, 2024: Cessna A185E (N185WK), Seattle, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing roll with a crosswind.

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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