Cessna A185E N185WK

Summary

On 12 October 2024 at about 22:18 local time, a Cessna A185E registered N185WK, operated by Intrepid Air LLC, was involved in an accident near Seattle, Washington, 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 October 2024 at 22:18

Classification

Accident

Location

Seattle, Washington, United States

Nearest airport

Boeing Field/King County Inter (BFI)

Coordinates

47.5300, -122.3019

Aircraft

Cessna A185E

Registration

N185WK

Category

Airplane

Year built

1970

Engines

1

Operator

Intrepid Air LLC

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Abbotsford → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR25LA014

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing roll with a crosswind.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

According to the pilots of the tailwheel-equipped airplane, the pilot/owner offered to let the second pilot land the airplane. During the landing, the airplane landed hard, bounced, and began to yaw to the right. Both pilots then applied control inputs to regain control of the airplane, however the airplane ground looped to the right. Subsequently, the airplane’s left main landing gear collapsed, and the left wing impacted the ground, resulting in substantial damage to the fuselage and left wing. At the time of the accident, the pilots were landing on runway 14L with wind from 240° at 5 knots. The pilots reported there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.