Cessna 185 N185ND

Summary

On 3 October 1996 at about 13:15 local time, a Cessna 185 registered N185ND was involved in an accident near Finley, North Dakota, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

3 October 1996 at 13:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Finley, North Dakota, United States

Coordinates

47.5093, -97.8302

Aircraft

Cessna 185

Registration

N185ND

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Grand Forks → Golden Lake

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI97LA002

Nobody was injured.

failure of the flight instructor (CFI) to ensure that clearance from the dock was maintained, while starting to taxi. The crosswind was a related factor.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

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The airplane was parked on shore near a dock. The flight instructor (CFI) reported that after starting the engine, the airplane began to move forward, and the wing strut and wing cleared the dock. After the wing cleared the dock, the instructor began to lower the water rudders, and the tail of the airplane began moving toward the dock. A right crosswind was present during the departure from the shore. The instructor reported that full left rudder with the water rudders partially extended was ineffective in stopping the horizontal stabilizer of the airplane from hitting the dock.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.