Cessna A185F N185NR

Summary

On 1 June 2002 at about 18:40 local time, a Cessna A185F registered N185NR was involved in an accident near Necedah, Wisconsin, United States. One person was 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

1 June 2002 at 18:40

Classification

Accident

Location

Necedah, Wisconsin, United States

Nearest airport

Necedah (DAF)

Coordinates

44.0207, -90.0709

Aircraft

Cessna A185F

Registration

N185NR

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Public Use

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Oshkosh → Necedah

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI02TA149

Nobody was injured.

Directional control of the airplane not maintained by the pilot. The gusting winds was a contributing factor.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airplane was substantially damaged when it veered off the runway during landing rollout on runway 18 (2,700 feet by 60 feet, asphalt). The pilot reported that a gust of wind forced the aircraft to turn right and that full left rudder and braking could not straighten the aircraft. The pilot stated that he allowed the rollout to continue onto the grass along side the runway, when the left main landing gear sank in sand. The pilot reported the winds at the time of the accident were from 240 degrees at 13 knots gusting to 18 knots. The maximum demonstrated crosswind for a 1977 Cessna A185F is 15 kts. There is no published maximum demonstrated crosswind for the accident airplane, which was a 1973 Cessna A185F.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.