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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna A185F · Rome, OR · September 14, 2012

Date
September 14, 2012 · 18:05 local
Place
Rome, OR
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N1164Q
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR12CA424
Reported as
Cessna A185F
Reported engine
Continental IO-520 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
5,086 total81 in this make and model21 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

The pilot was landing on his private dirt strip in rural se Oregon, 37 miles west of Rome, OR. The approach was from the south, landing rwy 16, reported winds in Rome, OR, were 10 knts at 270. The pilot touched down and bounced slightly. During rollout the rt main tire went flat and the aircraft started to veer to the lf. The pilot was unable to correct the lf turn using the ailerons and the aircraft continued to turn lf (into the wind) and slide down the runway. The momentum caused the aircraft to tip onto the rt wintip and horizontal stabilizer bending the rt elevator. The rt wing and aileron were bent upwards at about a 20 degree angle roughly 3 ft inboard from the wingtip, damaging the spars in the wing and aileron.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT WAS LANDING ON HIS PRIVATE DIRT STRIP IN RURAL SE OREGON, 37 MILES WEST OF ROME, OR. THE APPROACH WAS FROM THE SOUTH, LANDING RWY 16, REPORTED WINDS IN ROME, OR, WERE 10 KNTS AT 270. THE PILOT TOUCHED DOWN AND BOUNCED SLIGHTLY. DURING ROLLOUT THE RT MAIN TIRE WENT FLAT AND THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO VEER TO THE LF. THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO CORRECT THE LF TURN USING THE AILERONS AND THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO TURN LF (INTO THE WIND) AND SLIDE DOWN THE RUNWAY. THE MOMENTUM CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO TIP ONTO THE RT WINTIP AND HORIZONTAL STABILIZER BENDING THE RT ELEVATOR. THE RT WING AND AILERON WERE BENT UPWARDS AT ABOUT A 20 DEGREE ANGLE ROUGHLY 3 FT INBOARD FROM THE WINGTIP, DAMAGING THE SPARS IN THE WING AND AILERON.

NTSB investigation

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