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| Date: | Saturday 12 October 2024 |
| Time: | 16:18 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna A185E Skywagon |
| Owner/operator: | Intrepid Air LLC |
| Registration: | N185WK |
| MSN: | 185-01832 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1970 |
| Engine model: | Continental IO-520-D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Boeing Field/King County International Airport (BFI/KBFI), Seattle, WA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Abbotsford Airport, BC (YXX/CYXX) |
| Seattle, WA | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
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.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing roll with a crosswind.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB WPR25LA014
FAA register: https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/Search/NNumberResult?NNumberTxt=N185WK
https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/N185WK/history/20241012/2141Z/CYXX/KBFI
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Oct-2024 15:40 | Captain Adam | Added |
| 18-Oct-2024 11:10 | Captain Adam | Updated [Date, ] |
| 29-Oct-2024 19:26 | Captain Adam | Updated [Time, Accident report, ] |
| 30-Apr-2025 11:48 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, ] |
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