19971004040329I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Commonwealth 185 · Wellsboro, PA · October 4, 1997

Date: October 4, 1997 · 16:40 local
Place: Wellsboro, PA
Airport: Grand Canyon State Airport
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N73811
Reported engine: Continental C8512F
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 155 total10 in this make and model80 in the last 90 days

N73811Registered now · Commonwealth 185S/N 1816 Airframe modelCommonwealth 185 Engine modelContinental C85 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: the subject aircraft was on a VFR cross-country flight from bay city, Wisconsin (rgk) to albany, new york (NY22). The pilot planned for a fuel stop at Wellsboro, Pennsylvania (N38). Upon reaching N38, the pilot discovered a direct cross-wind was coming from his left on approach to runway 28. The pilot then decided to go around since his airspeed appeared to be too high. During the next approach to land, the aircraft touched down on runway 28 but began to porpoise so the pilot added power to go around. A gust of wind pitched the left wing up and the aircraft moved sideways off the paved surface. The right main landing gear entered a ditch causing damage to both landing gear and the propeller. On site evaluation of the aircraft did not reveal any mechanical defect that would result in the loss of control. privacy data omitted Submission of this report closed this incident.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: THE SUBJECT AIRCRAFT WAS ON A VFR CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT FROM BAY CITY, WISCONSIN (RGK) TO ALBANY, NEW YORK (NY22). THE PILOT PLANNED FOR A FUEL STOP AT WELLSBORO, PENNSYLVANIA (N38). UPON REACHING N38, THE PILOT DISCOVERED A DIRECT CROSS-WIND WAS COMING FROM HIS LEFT ON APPROACH TO RUNWAY 28. THE PILOT THEN DECIDED TO GO AROUND SINCE HIS AIRSPEED APPEARED TO BE TOO HIGH. DURING THE NEXT APPROACH TO LAND, THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN ON RUNWAY 28 BUT BEGAN TO PORPOISE SO THE PILOT ADDED POWER TO GO AROUND. A GUST OF WIND PITCHED THE LEFT WING UP AND THE AIRCRAFT MOVED SIDEWAYS OFF THE PAVED SURFACE. THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR ENTERED A DITCH CAUSING DAMAGE TO BOTH LANDING GEAR AND THE PROPELLER. ON SITE EVALUATION OF THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT REVEAL ANY MECHANICAL DEFECT THAT WOULD RESULT IN THE LOSS OF CONTROL. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SUBMISSION OF THIS REPORT CLOSED THIS INCIDENT.