Cessna A185 N2429E

Summary

On 12 May 2019 at about 22:30 local time, a Cessna A185 registered N2429E was involved in an accident near Northway, Alaska, 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

12 May 2019 at 22:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Northway, Alaska, United States

Nearest airport

Northway (ORT)

Coordinates

62.9611, -141.9281

Aircraft

Cessna A185

Registration

N2429E

Category

Airplane

Year built

1966

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Positioning

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Whitehorse → Northway

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA19CA260

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in a ground loop and subsequent nose-over.

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, the airplane suddenly veered left, ground looped, exited the runway, and nosed over. Examination revealed that the airplane had a blown right tire and that it had sustained substantial damage to the vertical stabilizer and right wing. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. A review of photographs of the tire damage provided by a Federal Aviation Administration inspector revealed that the damage was consistent with sideloading of the right main landing gear during the ground loop to the left.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.