Accident · 1996-05-12

NTSB case IAD96LA075 · Cessna 185 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1996-05-12
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Minor injury
Aircraft: Cessna 185 (N58LE)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: NEIL KAUFMAN Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): NEIL KAUFMAN

Probable cause

the pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll. Related factors are the crosswind weather condition, the pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions, and the intermittent binding of the left brake.

Source: NTSB case IAD96LA075

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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