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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 185E · Carson City, NV · February 11, 2015

Date
February 11, 2015 · 15:10 local
Place
Carson City, NV
Airport
Carson
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N185NV
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR15CA102
Reported as
Cessna 185E
Reported engine
Continental IO-550
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
628 total85 in this make and model14 in the last 90 days

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.

Shortly after touch down the pilot reported a strong left crosswind and a significiant yaw to the right. The pilot noted that the wind sock did not indicate the crosswind. The pilot applied full right rudder and power in an attempt to arrest the yaw and initiated a go-around. The pilot stated that the crosswind, engine torque and p factor caused the right wing to contact the runway at which time the power was reduced. The pilot was unable to regain control of the aircraft and exited the runway to the left and nosed over in the soft dirt. The aircraft came to rest on the left wing, left main landing gear and engine cowling.

As the FAA filed it

SHORTLY AFTER TOUCH DOWN THE PILOT REPORTED A STRONG LEFT CROSSWIND AND A SIGNIFICIANT YAW TO THE RIGHT. THE PILOT NOTED THAT THE WIND SOCK DID NOT INDICATE THE CROSSWIND. THE PILOT APPLIED FULL RIGHT RUDDER AND POWER IN AN ATTEMPT TO ARREST THE YAW AND INITIATED A GO-AROUND. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE CROSSWIND, ENGINE TORQUE AND P FACTOR CAUSED THE RIGHT WING TO CONTACT THE RUNWAY AT WHICH TIME THE POWER WAS REDUCED. THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND EXITED THE RUNWAY TO THE LEFT AND NOSED OVER IN THE SOFT DIRT. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON THE LEFT WING, LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR AND ENGINE COWLING.

NTSB investigation

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