# Accident 20250823016419A: Cessna A185F, Lakeview, OR, August 23, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 23, 2025, 13:45 local time
- Place: Lakeview, OR
- Airport: Lake County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1562° N, 120.4038° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1562&lon=-120.4038&mi=10
- Aircraft: N185GG, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N185GG) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 159 total, 24 in this make and model, 87 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR25LA263](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA263) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250823016419A

## Narrative

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

DURING THE LANDING ROLL OUT, PILOT REPORTED HE ENCOUNTERED A STRONG GUST OF WIND THAT CAUSED THE AIRPLANE TO MAKE A SUDDEN TURN. DESPITE CONTROL INPUTS, THE AIRCRAFT MADE A FULL GROUND LOOP AND DEPARTED THE PAVED SURFACE.

## 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 WPR25LA263](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA263), Aug 23, 2025: Cessna A185F (N185GG), Lakeview, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, in gusting crosswind conditions.

## Other reports on N185GG (1)

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

- [Accident 20230727020939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230727020939A), Jul 27, 2023: Cessna A185F (N185GG), Friday Harbor, WA, Substantial damage. Pilot was approaching Friday Harbor Airport, on san juan island, WA (kfhr) from the south. Upon attempted downwind landing on runway 16, pilot crossed the…

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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