# NTSB CEN24LA238: Cessna A185F, N74CF, Fort Leavenworth, KS, June 23, 2024 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report - Date: June 23, 2024, 09:45 local (14:45 UTC) - Place: Fort Leavenworth, KS - Coordinates: 39.3675, -94.9143 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3675&lon=-94.9143&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 4 uninjured - Status: Completed - Report: Approved by Office Director - Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish - NTSB office: Central Region - Parties: FAA - NTSB case key (mKey): 194533 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN24LA238 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/194533/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=194533 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA238 ## Probable cause The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control after landing. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Use of equip/info: use of equip/system](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063015): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna A185F, 12 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063015/cases.md?model=2072821), [All aircraft, 1,391 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063015/cases.md) - [Performance/control parameters: directional control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna A185F, 56 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md?model=2072821), [All aircraft, 3,958 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna A185F, 75 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=2072821), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Attempted remediation/recovery](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/060); cases with it: [Cessna A185F, 17 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/060/sequence.md?model=2072821), [All aircraft, 1,422 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/060/sequence.md) - [Landing: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300); cases with it: [Cessna A185F, 34 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md?model=2072821), [All aircraft, 3,643 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Roll over](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/097); cases with it: [Cessna A185F, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/097/sequence.md?model=2072821), [All aircraft, 261 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/097/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot reported that after he landed, the airplane bounced once, contacted the runway again, and then immediately veered to the right. The pilot attempted to correct by adding full left rudder and left brake; however, the airplane did not respond to the control inputs and continued to slide to the right. The left wing struck the runway, and the left wheel contacted a berm adjacent to the runway. The left wheel separated from the landing gear, and the airplane flipped over onto its back and came to rest inverted in the grass next to the runway. The vertical stabilizer and rudder were substantially damaged. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N74CF](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N74CF), registered now, S/N 18502557, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA A185F - Registry model: [Cessna A185F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f) (registry code 2072821) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 18502557 - Year built: 1974 - Airframe hours: 3889 - Engines: Continental IO550D1B 300 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Wincar Air LLC - Registered owner: Wincar Air LLC - Airworthiness certificate: Unknown - Last inspection: Annual, June 1, 2024, 1 hours before - Departed: KHSI, Hastings, NE - Destination: KFLV, Leavenworth, KS - Airport: FLV, Sherman Field, runway 34, 5,318 × 102 ft, concrete - Equipment: ADS-B ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 51; injuries: none; commercial, flight instructor; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, with waivers/limitations; last flight review August 10, 2023; flight hours: 6,500 total, 1,620 in this make and model ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: calm - Temperature: 79 °F, dew point 55 °F - Altimeter: 29.97 inHg - Observed at: KMCI, 10 nm away - METAR: KMCI 231453Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 26/13 A2997 ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20240623012069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240623012069A), Jun 23, 2024: Cessna A185F, Leavenworth, KS, Substantial damage. Upon touchdown, pilot reported a little bounce on his main tires and corrected by pushing his yoke forward in an attempt to establish solid contact with the… ## Docket (3 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on August 30, 2024, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=194533. 8.7 MB in all. - Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 9 pages, 7.3 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=17425839&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=6120_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Pilot's statement (item 2, PDF, 2 pages, 118 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=17443576&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Re_%20N74CF_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Photos (item 3, PDF, 3 pages, 1.3 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=17426005&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=photo%20array-Rel.pdf 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. --- 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.