# Accident 20070531007789A: Cessna A185F, ID, May 31, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 31, 2007, 17:30 local time
- Place: ID
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: OYEA
- Aircraft: N104DE, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N104DE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A185F (registry code 2072821, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 26,000 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070531007789A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING LANDING AT THE NORTH STAR RANCH, A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP, LOCATED ON THE SELWAY RIVER IDAHO, THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED AND THE LEFT GEAR SHEARED OFF THROUGH THE TOP TWO BOLT HOLES THAT HOLD THE WHEEL AXLE ON THE LEFT MAIN GEAR LEG. THE LANDING STRIP IS GRASS AND WHEN THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN AGAIN, THE BROKEN END CAUSED MORE DRAG THAN THE PILOT COULD CONTROL AND THE AIRCRAFT CART WHEELED. DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT IS EXTENSIVE. THE REAR SEAT PASSENGER REPORTEDLY SUFFERED A BROKEN LEFT HUMERUS BONE AND THE PILOT SUFFERED MINOR CUTS. THE PASSENGER IN THE COPILOT'S SEAT DID NOT GET HURT.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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