Date:	Saturday 19 July 2025
Time:	10:53 LT
Type:	Cessna A185F Skywagon
Owner/operator:	Private
Registration:	N888DK
MSN:	18504385
Year of manufacture:	1982
Total airframe hrs:	1652 hours
Engine model:	Continental IO-550-D027B
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Category:	Accident
Location:	Lansing-Capital Region International Airport (LAN/KLAN), Lansing, MI -   United States of America
Phase:	Landing
Nature:	Private
Departure airport:	Coldwater-Branch County Memorial Airport, MI (KOEB)
Destination airport:	Lansing-Capital Region International Airport, MI (LAN/KLAN)
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
The pilot reported that he flared too high during the landing, possibly due to a runway width illusion. The airplane bounced on contact with the runway and then began to weathervane into the crosswind. The pilot stated he performed control inputs to minimize the ground loop but was unsuccessful and the right wing scraped the runway. Contact with the runway resulted in substantial damage to the right wing and aileron. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. At the time of the accident, the pilot was landing the airplane on runway 28L with wind from 200° at 8 knots.

Probable Cause: The pilot's improper landing flare and subsequent failure to maintain directional control during the landing in a crosswind condition.

NTSB CEN25LA260
FAA register: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=N888DK

https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/N888DK/history/20250719/1424Z/KOEB/KLAN

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Date/time	Contributor	Updates
21-Jul-2025 17:06	Captain Adam	Added
23-Jul-2025 08:37	Captain Adam	Updated [Destination airport, Accident report, ]
01-Oct-2025 09:23	ASN Update Bot	Updated [Time, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report, ]