Cessna A185F N185DG

Summary

On 1 February 2022 at about 20:00 local time, a Cessna A185F registered N185DG, operated by Western Pilot Service Inc, was involved in an accident near Gila Bend, Arizona, 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

1 February 2022 at 20:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Gila Bend, Arizona, United States

Nearest airport

Gila Bend Municipal Airport (E63)

Coordinates

32.5760, -112.4040

Aircraft

Cessna A185F

Registration

N185DG

Category

Airplane

Year built

1979

Engines

1

Operator

Western Pilot Service Inc

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Positioning

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Marana → Gila Bend

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR22LA091

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The passenger in the tailwheel equipped airplane reported that, while the pilot was practicing a touch-and-go landing, the airplane touched down, and immediately veered right. The passenger believed that the pilot “froze” on the controls, so the passenger attempted to “intervene,” but the airplane continued to veer right. The airplane exited the runway and collided with terrain. The lower fuselage was substantially damaged. The director of maintenance 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.