- Date
- July 13, 1999, 17:20 local (Jul 14, 1999, 00:20 UTC)
- Place
- Renton, WA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N532PCCessna 185
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report October 13, 2000
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19990713043009A
- Case key
- 46819
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Probable cause
Failure of the pilot-in-command to maintain directional control after landing, resulting in a ground loop.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot had aborted a landing on runway 15 and had executed a go-around. On the second attempt to land, he lost control of the airplane and ground-looped. The right wing main spar was bent and the horizontal stabilizer was damaged. In a written report, the pilot stated that he had been unable to maintain directional control after touchdown. Winds at the time of the accident were reported to be 180 degrees at ten knots.
Factual narrative
On July 13, 1999, at 1720 Pacific daylight time, a Cessna 185, N532PC, sustained substantial damage when it ground-looped during landing on runway 15 at Renton, Washington. The private pilot and his one passenger were uninjured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The flight had originated at Salem, Oregon at 1550. There was no report of an ELT actuating.
The pilot had aborted a landing on runway 15 and had gone around. On the second attempt to land, he lost control of the airplane and ground-looped. The right wing main spar was bent and the horizontal stabilizer was damaged. In a written report, the pilot stated that he had been unable to maintain directional control after touchdown.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N532PC
- Reported as
- Cessna 185
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18502830
- Engine
- Continental IO-520D, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Ron Ald B Woodard
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- SLE · Salem, OR
- Destination
- RNT
- Airport
- RNT · Renton, runway 15, 5,379 × 200 ft, asphalt
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 56
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 201 total · 84 in this make and model · 95 as pilot in command · 9 in the last 90 days · 6 in the last 30 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 81 °F, dew point 48 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- KRN
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N532PC · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.