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CHI98TA023

1997-10-02 · ROSEAU, Minnesota, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport ROX

N105NR has since been reassigned. It is now registered to a different aircraft (CESSNA T206H, built 2024), which was not involved in this event.

Aircraft involved

Probable cause & findings

the pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing. A factor was the crosswind.

Factual narrative

On October 2, 1997, at 1520 central daylight time, a Cessna A185F, N105NR, received substantial damage during a ground loop on landing at Roseau Municipal Airport, near Roseau, Minnesota. The commercial pilot and two passengers reported no injuries. The public use flight was for the purpose of surveying migratory waterfowl. The flight departed Bimidji at 1300, with a planned intermediate stop at Roseau for fuel. The final leg of the flight was a planned return to Bimidji. The flight was conducted in visual meteorological conditions. No flight plan was on file. The pilot stated that the wind was from 070 at 7 knots. He landed the airplane on runway 34 (4400' x 75' dry asphalt). He said after landing he was unable to arrest a "right yaw" which continued through a ground loop when the airplane exited the runway and the left main landing gear collapsed. The airplane landed on runway 34. The pilot said the wind was from 070 degrees at 7 knots. During rollout the airplane yawed to the right, exited the runway, and the left main landing gear collapsed. The pilot said he was unable to arrest the ground loop. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1997_CHI98TA023.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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