Cessna A185F N74CF

Summary

On 23 June 2024 at about 14:45 local time, a Cessna A185F registered N74CF, operated by Wincar Air LLC, was involved in an accident near Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, 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.

Date

23 June 2024 at 14:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, United States

Nearest airport

Sherman Field (FLV)

Coordinates

39.3675, -94.9143

Aircraft

Cessna A185F

Registration

N74CF

Category

Airplane

Year built

1974

Engines

1

Operator

Wincar Air LLC

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Hastings → Leavenworth

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN24LA238

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control after landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that after he landed, the airplane bounced once, contacted the runway again, and then immediately veered to the right. The pilot attempted to correct by adding full left rudder and left brake; however, the airplane did not respond to the control inputs and continued to slide to the right. The left wing struck the runway, and the left wheel contacted a berm adjacent to the runway. The left wheel separated from the landing gear, and the airplane flipped over onto its back and came to rest inverted in the grass next to the runway. The vertical stabilizer and rudder were substantially damaged. 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.