Cessna A185F N8527Q
25 May 1994 · Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 25 May 1994 at about 18:30 local time, a Cessna A185F registered N8527Q, operated by Coffman, Edward K., was involved in an accident near Chapel Hill, North 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.
The record
- Date
- at 18:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States
- Nearest airport
- Horace Williams (W52)
- Coordinates
- 35.9204, -79.0407
- Aircraft
- Cessna A185F
- Registration
- N8527Q
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Coffman, Edward K.
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Columbia → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ATL94LA106
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Probable cause
THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS, AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING THE LANDING ROLL. FACTORS WERE THE CROSSWINDS AND GUSTS PREVAILING AT THE AIRPORT AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE AIRPLANE WAS LANDING ON RUNWAY 27. THE PILOT REPORTED THE SURFACE WINDS TO BE FROM THE SOUTH AT 7 TO 10 KNOTS, WITH GUSTS TO 15 KNOTS. DURING THE LANDING ROLLOUT, A GUST OF WIND WAS ENCOUNTERED. THE PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL, AND THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY SURFACE TO THE RIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT THEN GROUND LOOPED. THE PILOT REPORTED NO MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION OR FAILURE WITH THE AIRCRAFT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna A185F accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Oct 1994 | Cessna A185F | Kotzebue, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Feb 1994 | Cessna A185F | Sterling Hgts, Michigan, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 10 Feb 1994 | Cessna A185F | Valley Springs, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Sep 1994 | Cessna A185F | Conrad, Montana, United States | Karlee Leasing, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 23 Dec 1994 | Cessna A185F | Erie, Colorado, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 8 Apr 1994 | Cessna A185F | Paxson, Alaska, United States | Gulkana Air Service, Inc. | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Feb 1994 | Piper PA-24-250 | Kinston, North Carolina, United States | Shnur, Morris | No injuries | - |
| 5 Mar 1994 | Cessna 182RG | Concord, North Carolina, United States | Phillips, E. Rolland | No injuries | - |
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| 2 Apr 1994 | Piper PA-24-180 | Boone, North Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Apr 1994 | Piper PA-28-180 | Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States | Collier, Stephen C. | No injuries | - |
| 15 Apr 1994 | Piper PA-28-140 | Raleigh, North Carolina, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |