No fatalities

3 Sep 2019: Cessna A185 F — San Carlos, CA

San Carlos, CA, United States

On 3 Sep 2019, a Cessna A185 F was involved in an aviation accident near San Carlos, CA. No fatalities were reported. Investigators recorded the probable cause as: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in a ground loop. This summary draws on records from NTSB; 12 related events involving the same aircraft type or operator are linked below.

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A tailwheel-equipped airplane ground-looped to the left during landing roll after encountering a wind gust, causing the right wing to strike the ground and sustain substantial damage.

Event Details

The pilot reported that, during the landing roll, the airplane encountered a wind gust from the left. The pilot applied full right rudder to correct, but the airplane continued to veer left. The airplane ground-looped to the left and the right wing struck the ground, resulting in substantial damage to the right wing.

Weather Conditions

According to the airport's METAR, around the time of the accident, the wind was from 260° at 8 knots. The pilot had landed on runway 30.

Pilot Report

The pilot stated that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Contributing factors

PilotDirectional control — Not attained/maintained