Cessna A185 N185GK

Summary

On 3 August 2020 at about 14:37 local time, a Cessna A185 registered N185GK was involved in an accident near Kalispell, Montana, United States. 3 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 August 2020 at 14:37

Classification

Accident

Location

Kalispell, Montana, United States

Nearest airport

Pvt (PVT)

Coordinates

48.1672, -114.2150

Aircraft

Cessna A185

Registration

N185GK

Category

Airplane

Year built

1978

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Stevensville → Kalispell

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR20CA250

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's excessive speed while landing on a wet grass runway, which resulted in a runway excursion and impact with a fence.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot of a tailwheel equipped airplane reported that, while on finial approach to land, the approach speed was too fast.  During the landing roll on a wet 1,500 ft long grass runway, braking action was poor, and the pilot was unable to stop the airplane.  Subsequently, the airplane overran the departure end of the runway and impacted a fence.  The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.