# NTSB WPR24LA199: Cessna A185E, N2768J, Nampa, ID, June 13, 2024 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report - Date: June 13, 2024, 15:15 local (21:15 UTC) - Place: Nampa, ID - Coordinates: 43.581341, -116.52306 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5813&lon=-116.5231&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Takeoff: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed - Report: Approved by Office Director - Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish - NTSB office: Western Pacific Region - Parties: Federal Aviation Administration - NTSB case key (mKey): 194495 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR24LA199 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/194495/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=194495 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA199 ## Probable cause Loss of directional control during the takeoff roll. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [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 A185E, 18 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md?model=2072818), [All aircraft, 3,958 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md) - [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna A185E, 18 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=2072818), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) - [Wind: crosswind](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034040): Environmental issues › Conditions/weather/phenomena · Effect on operation (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna A185E, 7 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034040/cases.md?model=2072818), [All aircraft, 1,008 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034040/cases.md) - [Wind: gusts](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034045): Environmental issues › Conditions/weather/phenomena · Effect on operation (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna A185E, 6 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034045/cases.md?model=2072818), [All aircraft, 1,199 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034045/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Takeoff: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna A185E, 19 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=2072818), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md) - [Takeoff: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300); cases with it: [Cessna A185E, 6 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md?model=2072818), [All aircraft, 3,643 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md) - [Takeoff: Dragged wing/rotor/float/other](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/093); cases with it: [Cessna A185E, 4 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/093/sequence.md?model=2072818), [All aircraft, 319 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/093/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot of the tailwheel-equipped airplane reported that during takeoff, the airplane encountered a wind gust, resulting in a ground loop to the left. The right main landing gear collapsed, and the right wing contacted the ground. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the right wing. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. At the time of the accident, the pilot was taking off on runway 11 with a calm wind. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N2768J](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2768J), registered now, S/N 185-1518, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA A185E - Registry model: [Cessna A185E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185e) (registry code 2072818) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 185-1518 - Year built: 1969 - Engines: Continental IO-520 300 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, June 7, 2024, 4 hours before - Destination: KMYL, McCall, ID - Airport: KMAN, Nampa Municipal Airport, runway 11, 5,000 × 75 ft, asphalt - Equipment: Stall warning system, ADS-B, Electronic multifunction display ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 66; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land, single-engine sea; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, with waivers/limitations; last flight review December 3, 2023; flight hours: 2,634 total, 232 in this make and model, 30 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 30° at 4 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 86 °F, dew point 43 °F - Altimeter: 29.90 inHg - Observed at: KMAN - METAR: KMAN 132115Z AUTO 03004KT 10SM CLR 30/06 A2990 RMK A01 ## 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 20240613006679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240613006679A), Jun 13, 2024: Cessna A185E, Nampa, ID, Substantial damage. During takeoff roll, pilot in command (PIC) lost control of the aircraft resulting in a ground loop causing substantial damage to the right wing. PIC stated… ## Other investigations on N2768J (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 FTW85LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA004), Oct 3, 1984: Cessna A185E (N2768J), Morgan City, LA, substantial damage ## Docket (3 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on February 11, 2025, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=194495. 2.8 MB in all. - Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 9 pages, 2.1 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=17304503&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=6120_Nampa_ID_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Photo array (item 2, PDF, 3 pages, 2 photos, 554 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=17304421&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Photo%20Array-Rel.pdf - Memorandum for record a�� telephone interview, pilot (item 3, PDF, 1 page, 62 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=17304121&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=MoR-%20M%20Russell-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.