BAD AXE, MI, USA
N7560H
CESSNA A185F
DURING ARRIVAL, THE PLT WAS ADVISED BY THE UNICOM OPERATOR THAT RWY 21 WAS THE ACTIVE RWY. SOON AFTER LANDING, A PASSENGER BOARDED THE ACFT & THE PLT TOOK OFF AGAIN. HE PROCEEDED TO MAKE A PATTERN AROUND THE ARPT & INITIATED ANOTHER LANDING ON RWY 21. THE WIND WAS FROM 290 DEG AT 16 GUSTING 20 KTS. WHILE LANDING WITH A X-WIND, THE PLT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL, THE ACFT ENTERED A GROUND LOOP & THE LEFT MAIN GEAR FAILED. THE ARPT HAD 2 TURF RWYS, RWY 9/27 WHICH WAS 1810 FT LONG & RWY 15/33 WHICH WAS 2000 FT LONG.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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