19990521042729A

Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Cessna A185E · Othello, WA · May 21, 1999

Date
May 21, 1999 · 21:20 local
Place
Othello, WA
Airport
Othello Municipal Airport
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N50AU
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA99LA076
Reported as
Cessna A185E

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

(-23) The pilot had lost control of the a/c on landing roll-out due to gusting crosswinds. R/h gear broke from a/c, r/h wing contacted the ground and both propeller blades are curled back from contacting the ground. The r/h wing outboard 5 1/2 feet is bent upward and both front and rear spars are failed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT HAD LOST CONTROL OF THE A/C ON LANDING ROLL-OUT DUE TO GUSTING CROSSWINDS. R/H GEAR BROKE FROM A/C, R/H WING CONTACTED THE GROUND AND BOTH PROPELLER BLADES ARE CURLED BACK FROM CONTACTING THE GROUND. THE R/H WING OUTBOARD 5 1/2 FEET IS BENT UPWARD AND BOTH FRONT AND REAR SPARS ARE FAILED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.