Cessna 185 N185MN

Summary

On 30 March 1999 at about 18:00 local time, a Cessna 185 registered N185MN was involved in an accident near Hilton Head, South Carolina, United States. 4 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

30 March 1999 at 18:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Hilton Head, South Carolina, United States

Nearest airport

Hilton Head (HXD)

Coordinates

32.1598, -80.7605

Aircraft

Cessna 185

Registration

N185MN

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Cary → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL99LA063

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's inadequate evaluation of weather information that resulted in his failure to maintain directional control during landing. Factors were gusting winds, and a tail wind.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that, the airplane touched down in the center of the runway on the main landing gear. As the tail wheel started down the pilot experienced wind gusts which raised the right wing and instantly rotated the airplane 35 degrees to the right. The airplane veered off the right side of the runway and collided with a concrete culvert. The airplane came to a stop and there was substantial damage done to the left wing and left main landing gear. No mechanical problems with the airplane were reported by the pilot. A review of existing weather data disclosed that surface winds were approximately 180 degrees at 14 knots with gusts to 24 knots

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.