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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna A185F · Haines, AK · August 18, 2025

Date: August 18, 2025 · 15:59 local
Place: Haines, AK
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N9BB
NTSB investigation: NTSBANC25LA096
Reported as: Cessna A185F
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours: 11,000 total1,200 in this make and model60 in the last 90 days

N9BBRegistration cancelled Sep 25, 2025 · Cessna A185FS/N 18503356 Airframe modelCessna A185F Engine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Pilot stated that he landed onto a known grass strip and then drifted during the rollout into tall grass. The airplane ran over a log that was obscured in the tall grass and the left landing gear broke off. This caused an abreviated ground loop to the left with the aircraft skidding to a stop.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT STATED THAT HE LANDED ONTO A KNOWN GRASS STRIP AND THEN DRIFTED DURING THE ROLLOUT INTO TALL GRASS. THE AIRPLANE RAN OVER A LOG THAT WAS OBSCURED IN THE TALL GRASS AND THE LEFT LANDING GEAR BROKE OFF. THIS CAUSED AN ABREVIATED GROUND LOOP TO THE LEFT WITH THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDING TO A STOP.

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 ANC25LA096Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportHaines, AKThe pilot’s selection of an unsuitable landing area resulting in an on-ground collision with an obscured log and a main landing gear separation.Aug 18, 2025 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N9BB · 1

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

Accident 20210502007979ALanding: Touchdown · Driggs, IDThe pilot stated that upon landing a possible gusty wind caused him to lose control of the aircraft which resulted in a ground loop. During the ground loop the aircraft departed the runway and received substantial damage to the left and right wings, left…May 2, 2021 · Substantial damage