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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna A185F · Rapid City, SD · October 2, 2025

Date
October 2, 2025 · 09:00 local
Place
Rapid City, SD
Airport
Rapid City Regional
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N2577Q
Reported as
Cessna A185F
Reported engine
Continental IO-520 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours
6,415 total1,100 in this make and model21 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Pilot was performaning 3-point landing practice/currency in his tailwheel aircraft using runway 32. Upon final landing the pilot lost control of the aircraft and subsequently lead to a ground loop. Damage consisted of a prop strike, left wing-tip damage, and a broken left wheel assembly. There were no injuries as a result of the incident. Pilot is seeking self-assigned training with a qualified instructor to identify any diminished skills relating to the operation of this airplane.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT WAS PERFORMANING 3-POINT LANDING PRACTICE/CURRENCY IN HIS TAILWHEEL AIRCRAFT USING RUNWAY 32. UPON FINAL LANDING THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND SUBSEQUENTLY LEAD TO A GROUND LOOP. DAMAGE CONSISTED OF A PROP STRIKE, LEFT WING-TIP DAMAGE, AND A BROKEN LEFT WHEEL ASSEMBLY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AS A RESULT OF THE INCIDENT. PILOT IS SEEKING SELF-ASSIGNED TRAINING WITH A QUALIFIED INSTRUCTOR TO IDENTIFY ANY DIMINISHED SKILLS RELATING TO THE OPERATION OF THIS AIRPLANE.

Other reports on N2577Q · 1

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