# NTSB investigations: Cessna A185F: Landing gear collapse

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB ANC26LA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC26LA032.md): Cessna A185F · Aniak, AK · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Preliminary report · Apr 24, 2026 · N92DC · Substantial damage
  > On April 24, 2026, about 1045 Alaska daylight time, a wheel/ski-equipped Cessna 185 airplane, N92DC, was substantially damaged in an accident at Aniak Airport (ANI), Aniak, Alaska. The pilot and one passenger were not injured. The flight was being operated as…
- [NTSB ANC25LA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC25LA003.md): Cessna A185F · Wasilla, AK · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Oct 20, 2024 · N61795 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, resulting in a ground loop.
- [NTSB CEN24LA321](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA321.md): Cessna A185 · Loveland, CO · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Aug 20, 2024 · N4490R · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing, that resulted in a ground loop and a runway excursion. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor’s delayed remedial action.
- [NTSB ANC21LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC21LA022.md): Cessna A185F · Skwentna, AK · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Mar 5, 2021 · N1848R · Substantial damage
  > Installation of improper hardware on the ski check cable. Contributing to the accident was the inadequate inspection of the ski yokes, which resulted in the subsequent failure of the right main landing gear ski yoke and collapse of the right main landing gear…
- [NTSB CEN20CA382](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20CA382.md): Cessna A185 · Bellaire, MI · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Data collection · Final report · Sep 4, 2020 · N185DK · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's loss of directional control during the landing roll.
- [NTSB ANC20CA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC20CA071.md): Cessna A185 · Palmer, AK · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Data collection · Final report · Jul 14, 2020 · N360DC · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's loss of control during landing, which resulted in a ground loop and left main landing gear collapse.
- [NTSB GAA18CA256](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA256.md): Cessna A185 · Chandler, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 5, 2018 · N76SC · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing in gusting tailwind conditions.
- [NTSB GAA17CA270](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA270.md): Cessna A185 · Columbia, CA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 9, 2017 · N185RX · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control in tailwind and crosswind conditions.
- [NTSB GAA16CA443](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA443.md): Cessna A185 · Klamath Falls, OR · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 19, 2016 · N185SC · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in the airplane porpoising and the subsequent loss of directional control.
- [NTSB ERA15LA372](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15LA372.md): Cessna A185F · Miami, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 31, 2015 · N186AZ · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing and separation of the left main landing gear wheel from its strut.
- [NTSB ANC11CA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC11CA018.md): Cessna A185F · Aniak, AK · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Mar 19, 2011 · N5182H · Substantial damage
  > The inadvertent contact with a rut in the snow while taxiing, resulting in the collapse of the right main landing gear.
- [NTSB ERA10CA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10CA068.md): Cessna C185F · Auburn, ME · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Nov 19, 2009 · N95JR · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control while landing.

## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('2072821', '2070107')
    AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' s WHERE s.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND s.aircrafts_position = x.position AND s."tier2Number" = '094' AND s.case_mkey IN (SELECT case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' WHERE "isDefiningEvent")))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094/sequence?model=2072821

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.