Probable cause
The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control of the tailwheel airplane during the landing roll.
NTSB analysis
The airline transport pilot reported that, during the landing roll in the tailwheel airplane, he was unable to maintain directional control after encountering a quartering tailwind gust from the right. The airplane subsequently ground looped, causing substantial damage to the left wing.
A postaccident examination of the airplane revealed no anomalies with the tailwheel assembly, rudder, or control continuity to the rudder that would have precluded normal operation.
Text from the NTSB. Open the NTSB docket for WPR17LA162 for the full record.
Event
- Date
- Jul 11, 2017
- Type
- Accident
- Place
- Nampa, Idaho
- Nearest airport
- Nampa Muni (MAN)
- Highest injury
- None
- Weather
- Visual (VMC)
- Light
- Day
Cessna A185E
- N-number
- N185LC
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1972
- Damage
- Substantial
- Operating rule
- Part 91 (general aviation)
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
From the NTSB aviation accident database: N-registered aircraft, events since 2008, data through Oct 28, 2026. The file is published monthly, so the latest weeks are incomplete and recent records can change. The official source is the NTSB aviation investigation search. CheckAero is independent and not affiliated with the NTSB.