20090901020039A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 175 · Rio Blanco, CO · September 1, 2009

Date: September 1, 2009 · 09:25 local
Place: Rio Blanco, CO
Phase of flight: Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N6686E
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN09CA615
Reported as: Cessna 175
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,938 total490 in this make and model37 in the last 90 days

N6686ERegistration cancelled Mar 17, 2010 · Cessna 175S/N 56186 · Built 1959 Airframe modelCessna 175 Engine modelContinental GO-300 seriesReciprocating

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.

N6686E was damaged while landing on at bishops cabin (latitude 39:43.53, longitude 108:08.34), a grass strip approximately 2000 feet long by 50 feet wide. The pilot stated that during the flare the aircraft drifted to the edge of the strip where tires were used to delineate the edge of the runway. At that time the aircraft touched down and came in contact with the tires and the aircraft went back into the air. The pilot landed hard and caused damage to the firewall, lower skin just behind the firewall and ahead of the wing strut.

As the FAA filed it

N6686E WAS DAMAGED WHILE LANDING ON AT BISHOPS CABIN (LATITUDE 39:43.53, LONGITUDE 108:08.34), A GRASS STRIP APPROXIMATELY 2000 FEET LONG BY 50 FEET WIDE. THE PILOT STATED THAT DURING THE FLARE THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED TO THE EDGE OF THE STRIP WHERE TIRES WERE USED TO DELINEATE THE EDGE OF THE RUNWAY. AT THAT TIME THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN AND CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE TIRES AND THE AIRCRAFT WENT BACK INTO THE AIR. THE PILOT LANDED HARD AND CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE FIREWALL, LOWER SKIN JUST BEHIND THE FIREWALL AND AHEAD OF THE WING STRUT.

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 CEN09CA615Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportRio Blanco, COThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing and his failure to execute a go-around.Sep 1, 2009 · Substantial damage