# NTSB SEA99LA119: Cessna 185, N532PC, Renton, WA, July 14, 1999 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: July 13, 1999, 17:20 local (Jul 14, 1999, 00:20 UTC) - Place: Renton, WA - Coordinates: 47.460025, -122.210365 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.4600&lon=-122.2104&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report October 13, 2000 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 46819 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA99LA119 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/46819/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA99LA119 ## Probable cause Failure of the pilot-in-command to maintain directional control after landing, resulting in a ground loop. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) ## 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N532PC-2005-04-20), registration cancelled 2005-04-20, S/N 185-02830, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 185 - 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: 18502830 - Engines: 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 ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 56; 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 (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 19990713043009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990713043009A), Jul 13, 1999: Cessna A185F, Renton, WA, No damage. (-23) Pilot aborted a landing on runway 15 and had gone around, on second attempt, he landed the a/c and then lost control and ground looped. ## Other investigations on N532PC (1) 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. - [NTSB SEA05FA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA05FA022), Dec 5, 2004: Cessna 185F (N532PC), Renton, WA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control when the flaps became jammed/stuck in their full-down position during a takeoff from a touch-and-go landing. Factors include a worn/disconnected flap… 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. 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