- Date
- April 3, 1985, 12:48 local (19:48 UTC)
- Place
- Jackson, WY
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N57PLCessna 185F
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850403076039I
- Case key
- 16583
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the incident.
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Loss of control - on ground/water
Weather condition - crosswindFactor
Weather condition - gustsFactor
In-flight planning/decision - improperFactor
Landing gear,tire - pressure too lowCause
Analysis
The plt of N57PL was attempting a landing in a strong crosswind in VFR conditions. During the landing roll, the left main landing gear tire blew out causing the acft to ground loop.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N57PL
- Reported as
- Cessna 185F
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18504288
- Airframe hours
- 764
- Engine
- Continental 572928, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Operator
- Petrol Log, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · August 14, 1984 · 65 hours before
- Departed
- CPR · Casper, WY
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- JAC · Jackson Hole, runway 18, 6,300 × 150 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 37
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor, Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 7,213 total · 19 in this make and model · 6,809 as pilot in command · 17 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 230° at 17 knots, gusting 32
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 10,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 52 °F, dew point 21 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.