# NTSB investigations: Cessna A185F, 2005

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 ANC06CA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC06CA008.md): Cessna 185 · Skwentna, AK · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Oct 24, 2005 · N3308S · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's selection of an unsuitable taxi area, which resulted in an encounter with a hidden obstruction, and an on-ground collision with trees while taxiing to takeoff. Factors associated with the accident were trees and a hidden obstruction.
- [NTSB SEA06CA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA06CA009.md): Cessna A185F · Lake Powell, UT · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Oct 20, 2005 · N7377H · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from terrain during an aborted water takeoff run which resulted in the airplane colliding with a canyon wall. A contributing factor was the submerged object that the airplane struck during the takeoff run.
- [NTSB LAX05LA317](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05LA317.md): Cessna A185F · Tracy, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 26, 2005 · N8548Q · Substantial damage
  > loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.
- [NTSB SEA05WA193](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA05WA193.md): Cessna A185F · Port Hardy, Canada · Accident · 2 fatal · Foreign investigation · Sep 12, 2005 · N70365 · Destroyed
- [NTSB ANC05CA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC05CA141.md): Cessna 185F · Bettles, AK · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 12, 2005 · N58316 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate compensation for a gusty crosswind, which resulted in a loss of control and an inadvertent ground-loop during the landing roll. Factors associated with the accident were the ground-loop and gusts.
- [NTSB SEA05LA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA05LA161.md): Cessna A185F · Seattle, WA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 5, 2005 · N4867C · Substantial damage
  > Loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.
- [NTSB ANC05LA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC05LA104.md): Cessna 185 · Talkeetna, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 24, 2005 · N332DG · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to compensate for wind conditions and his failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll, which resulted in an excursion off the side of the runway and a nose over.
- [NTSB ANC05TA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC05TA106.md): Cessna 185 · Delta Junction, AK · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Jul 6, 2005 · N8360Q · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's misjudged distance/altitude during the landing touchdown and subsequent undershoot, and his failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll, which resulted in an on-ground encounter with high vegetation.
- [NTSB CHI05CA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05CA175.md): Cessna A185F · Elk Lake, MI · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 26, 2005 · N90MW · Substantial damage
  > The gear retraction not performed by the pilot.
- [NTSB SEA05LA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA05LA081.md): Cessna 185F · Medford, OR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 8, 2005 · N4948Q · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll. Factors include variable winds that at times were crosswinds.
- [NTSB ANC05LA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC05LA043.md): Cessna 185 · Russian Mission, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 26, 2005 · N80449 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's misjudged landing flare during landing, which resulted in a hard landing and structural damage to the fuselage when the left main landing gear collapsed. A factor associated with the accident is pressure placed upon the pilot by the…
- [NTSB CHI05LA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05LA064.md): Cessna A185F · Minneapolis, MN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 3, 2005 · N1767R · Substantial damage
  > A failure of the tail wheel locking mechanism which resulted in the pilot's inability to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll.
- [NTSB ANC05TA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC05TA022.md): Cessna 185 · Eek, AK · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Jan 19, 2005 · N9452N · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate evaluation of weather conditions, which resulted in an on ground encounter with terrain during the landing roll. Factors associated with the accident were a tailwind, and snow-covered, icy terrain conditions.

## 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 year(c."eventDate") = 2005
  AND 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'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=2072821&year=2005

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