20060130001389A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna A185E · Deer Creek, ID · January 30, 2006

Date: January 30, 2006 · 11:30 local
Place: Deer Creek, ID
Airport: Private
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N2303Y
NTSB investigation: NTSBSEA06CA048
Reported as: Cessna A185E
Reported engine: Continental IO520*
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,600 total3,400 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days

N2303YRegistered now · Cessna A185ES/N 185-01868 · Built 1971 Airframe modelCessna A185E Engine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) At approximately 1130 hours on 01-30-2006, while landing at Deer Creek airport, a Private strip on the salmon river, the left hand landing gear leg broke from the aircraft during roll out. As a result of the left gear leg failure, the aircraft settled onto the left wing causing damage to the left wing tip, left hand aileron, and rear spar damage to the left hand wing. Also, the propeller struck the ground causing visible tip damage. There were two passengers and the pilot aboard the aircraft, there were no injuries to pilot or passengers and no pre or post crash fire. Inspection of the aircraft showed that the 7/16 diameter an bolt that mechanically holds the landing gear to the aircraft failed in shear loading. As a result, as the gear pivoted on the landing gear box, it caused significant sheet damage where the landing gear leg enters the fuselage and failure of the lower landing gear box web.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AT APPROXIMATELY 1130 HOURS ON 01-30-2006, WHILE LANDING AT DEER CREEK AIRPORT, A PRIVATE STRIP ON THE SALMON RIVER, THE LEFT HAND LANDING GEAR LEG BROKE FROM THE AIRCRAFT DURING ROLL OUT. AS A RESULT OF THE LEFT GEAR LEG FAILURE, THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED ONTO THE LEFT WING CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING TIP, LEFT HAND AILERON, AND REAR SPAR DAMAGE TO THE LEFT HAND WING. ALSO, THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE GROUND CAUSING VISIBLE TIP DAMAGE. THERE WERE TWO PASSENGERS AND THE PILOT ABOARD THE AIRCRAFT, THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO PILOT OR PASSENGERS AND NO PRE OR POST CRASH FIRE. INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT SHOWED THAT THE 7/16 DIAMETER AN BOLT THAT MECHANICALLY HOLDS THE LANDING GEAR TO THE AIRCRAFT FAILED IN SHEAR LOADING. AS A RESULT, AS THE GEAR PIVOTED ON THE LANDING GEAR BOX, IT CAUSED SIGNIFICANT SHEET DAMAGE WHERE THE LANDING GEAR LEG ENTERS THE FUSELAGE AND FAILURE OF THE LOWER LANDING GEAR BOX WEB.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB SEA06CA048Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportLewiston, IDThe failure of the left main landing gear attaching bolt, which resulted in the left main gear collapsing during the landing roll.Jan 30, 2006 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N2303Y · 2

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 20130409005909ATakeoff: Departure Roll · Lewiston, ID[privacy data omitted] Was departing his own private airstrip and collided with a rock during the takeoff roll. He struck the left main gear and tail wheel causing significant damage to the main gear, tearing the tail wheel assembly from its mounts, and a…Apr 9, 2013 · Substantial damage Incident 19960623021449ITakeoff Ground Roll · Mahoney Creek, IDNarrative: pilot reported as aircraft leaving Mahoney Creek airport, l/h main gear struck hole on runway, causing tailwheel to strike runway. Pilot continued flight to lewiston, ID. Upon post flight inspection, found damage to skin and stringer fwd of l/h…Jun 23, 1996 · Minor damage