# Incident 19971004040329I: Commonwealth 185, Wellsboro, PA, October 4, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 4, 1997, 16:40 local time
- Place: Wellsboro, PA
- Airport: Grand Canyon State Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7455° N, 77.3037° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wellsboro, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7455&lon=-77.3037&mi=10
- Aircraft: N73811, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N73811) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Commonwealth 185 (registry code 2370608, https://openairdocs.org/model/commonwealth-185) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported engine: CONT C8512F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 155 total, 10 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971004040329I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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