# Accident 20060130001389A: Cessna A185E, Deer Creek, ID, January 30, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 30, 2006, 11:30 local time
- Place: Deer Creek, ID
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.0008° N, 116.6922° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.0008&lon=-116.6922&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2303Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2303Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A185E (registry code 2072818, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185E
- Reported engine: CONT IO520*
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,600 total, 3,400 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA06CA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA06CA048) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060130001389A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA06CA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA06CA048), Jan 30, 2006: Cessna A185E (N2303Y), Lewiston, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the left main landing gear attaching bolt, which resulted in the left main gear collapsing during the landing roll.

## Other reports on N2303Y (2)

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

- [Accident 20130409005909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130409005909A), Apr 9, 2013: Cessna A185E (N2303Y), Lewiston, ID, Substantial damage. [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…
- [Incident 19960623021449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960623021449I), Jun 23, 1996: Cessna 185E (N2303Y), Mahoney Creek, ID, Minor damage. Narrative: pilot reported as aircraft leaving Mahoney Creek airport, l/h main gear struck hole on runway, causing tailwheel to strike runway. Pilot continued…

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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