# Accident 20241019016199A: Cessna A185F, Point Mackenzie, AK, October 19, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 19, 2024, 17:15 local time
- Place: Point Mackenzie, AK
- Airport: Goose Bay
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.3946° N, 149.8423° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.3946&lon=-149.8423&mi=10
- Aircraft: N61795, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N61795-2026-03-16) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 492 total, 19 in this make and model, 59 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC25LA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC25LA003) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20241019016199A

## Narrative

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

AIRMAN WAS DOING A CURRENCY FLIGHT BECAUSE THEY HAD NOT FLOWN THE CE-185 TAILWHEEL IN THE PAST SIX MONTHS. THE AIRMAN HAS ONLY 19.5 HOURS IN THIS AIRCRAFT AND LIMITED TOTAL TIME. ON THE FIRST LANDING ROLL OUT AT GOOSE BAY AIRPORT A GROUND LOOP WAS CAUSED BY UNCONTROLLED YAW TO THE LEFT. WHICH CAUSED THE AIRPLANE MOMENTUM TO VEER QUICKLY TO THE LEFT AND THE AIRCRAFTS WING TO HIT THE GROUND CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 ANC25LA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC25LA003), Oct 20, 2024: Cessna A185F (N61795), Wasilla, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, resulting in a ground loop.

## Other reports on N61795 (1)

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

- [Incident 20011124033959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011124033959I), Nov 24, 2001: Cessna A185F (N61795), Kodiak, AK, Minor damage. (-23) Aircraft was placed on wheels. Pilot and maintenance crew were performing a high speed check out of landing gear. Pilot applied full power, raised tail…

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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