What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: the pilot in command of the aircraft in question, attempted two landings at Roseau airport for refueling. At the time of the first attempted landing, the PIC advanced the throttle after bouncing the aircraft off the runway, and initiated a go-around. On the second approach for landing, the PIC bounced the aircraft on the runway a second time, and then settled the aircraft on the runway. At this point the aircraft began to spin out of control, and slid off of the runway. As the aircraft slid through the grass, the left main gear broke away from the aircraft fuselage, this caused the left wing to strike the ground, bringing the aircraft to a stop. privacy data omitted (.19) 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 flig ht 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. (.4) 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. (-23) the pilot in command of the aircraft in question, attempted two landings at Roseau airport for refueling. At the time of the first attempted landing, the PIC advanced the throttle after bouncing the aircraft off the runway, and initiated a go-around. On the second approach for landing, the p ic, bounced the aircraft on the runway a second time, and then settled the aircraft on the runway. At this point the aircraft began to spin out of control, and slid off of the runway. As the aircraft slid through the grass, the left main gear broke away from the aircraft fuselage, this caused the left wing to strike the ground, bringing the aircraft to a stop.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: THE PILOT IN COMMAND OF THE AIRCRAFT IN QUESTION, ATTEMPTED TWO LANDINGS AT ROSEAU AIRPORT FOR REFUELING. AT THE TIME OF THE FIRST ATTEMPTED LANDING, THE PIC ADVANCED THE THROTTLE AFTER BOUNCING THE AIRCRAFT OFF THE RUNWAY, AND INITIATED A GO-AROUND. ON THE SECOND APPROACH FOR LANDING, THE PIC BOUNCED THE AIRCRAFT ON THE RUNWAY A SECOND TIME, AND THEN SETTLED THE AIRCRAFT ON THE RUNWAY. AT THIS POINT THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO SPIN OUT OF CONTROL, AND SLID OFF OF THE RUNWAY. AS THE AIRCRAFT SLID THROUGH THE GRASS, THE LEFT MAIN GEAR BROKE AWAY FROM THE AIRCRAFT FUSELAGE, THIS CAUSED THE LEFT WING TO STRIKE THE GROUND, BRINGING THE AIRCRAFT TO A STOP. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ (.19) 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 FLIG HT 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. (.4) 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. (-23) THE PILOT IN COMMAND OF THE AIRCRAFT IN QUESTION, ATTEMPTED TWO LANDINGS AT ROSEAU AIRPORT FOR REFUELING. AT THE TIME OF THE FIRST ATTEMPTED LANDING, THE PIC ADVANCED THE THROTTLE AFTER BOUNCING THE AIRCRAFT OFF THE RUNWAY, AND INITIATED A GO-AROUND. ON THE SECOND APPROACH FOR LANDING, THE P IC, BOUNCED THE AIRCRAFT ON THE RUNWAY A SECOND TIME, AND THEN SETTLED THE AIRCRAFT ON THE RUNWAY. AT THIS POINT THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO SPIN OUT OF CONTROL, AND SLID OFF OF THE RUNWAY. AS THE AIRCRAFT SLID THROUGH THE GRASS, THE LEFT MAIN GEAR BROKE AWAY FROM THE AIRCRAFT FUSELAGE, THIS CAUSED THE LEFT WING TO STRIKE THE GROUND, BRINGING THE AIRCRAFT TO A STOP.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.