Cessna A185 N2744Q

Summary

On 23 March 2019 at about 21:06 local time, a Cessna A185 registered N2744Q was involved in an accident near Lafayette, Louisiana, 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

23 March 2019 at 21:06

Classification

Accident

Location

Lafayette, Louisiana, United States

Nearest airport

Lafayette Rgnl/Paul Fournet Fi (LFT)

Coordinates

30.2405, -91.9897

Aircraft

Cessna A185

Registration

N2744Q

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

Baton Rouge → Lafayette

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN19LA108

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 pilot, who was the owner of the airplane, stated that the flight was uneventful and that the touchdown and rollout was "smooth" until he began to turn the airplane off the runway onto the taxiway. At that time, the right brake "grabbed very hard" and the airplane ground looped, resulting in substantial damage to the left aileron and left wing structure. Postaccident examination of the brakes revealed no mechanical malfunctions or anomalies that would have precluded normal operation. The circumstances of the accident are consistent with the pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.