Cessna A185F N185DK

Summary

On 11 July 2015 at about 20:30 local time, a Cessna A185F registered N185DK was involved in an accident near Dauphin Island, Alabama, 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

11 July 2015 at 20:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Dauphin Island, Alabama, United States

Nearest airport

Dauphin Island (4R9)

Coordinates

30.2606, -88.1278

Aircraft

Cessna A185F

Registration

N185DK

Category

Airplane

Year built

1979

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

St Elmo → Dauphin Island

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA15CA213

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's loss of directional control during the landing roll in gusty wind conditions which resulted in a ground loop and impact with terrain.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot of the tailwheel equipped airplane reported that during the landing roll, he encountered a gust of wind from the right. The tail of the airplane moved to the left, the left wing impacted the ground and the airplane ground looped. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing. The wind reported from a nearby weather station were 180 degrees at 11 knots with gusts to 14 knots about the time of the accident. The pilot reported he was landing runway 12. The pilot reported no preimpact mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airframe or engine that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.