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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 185 · Melba, ID · April 23, 2017

Date: April 23, 2017 · 13:30 local
Place: Melba, ID
Airport: Sunrise Sky Park
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N4017Y
NTSB investigation: NTSBGAA17CA245
Reported as: Cessna 185
Reported engine: Continental I0-470 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 4,415 total250 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

N4017YRegistered now · Cessna 185S/N 185-0217 · Built 1961 Airframe modelCessna 185 Engine modelContinental I0-470 seriesReciprocating

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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 performing a wheel landing on runway 030. During touchdown the aircraft bounced back into the air. The pilot held full aft elevator in an attempt to perform a full stall landing. The aircraft bounced two more times and started to drift to the left side of the runway. The pilot applied full right rudder and right brake to try to overcome veering to the left. The aircraft departed the left side of the runway which is soft gravel. The right main tire which was broken, dug into the gravel which pitched the aircraft causing the right wing and right elevator/stabilizer to dig into the earth.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT WAS PERFORMING A WHEEL LANDING ON RUNWAY 030. DURING TOUCHDOWN THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED BACK INTO THE AIR. THE PILOT HELD FULL AFT ELEVATOR IN AN ATTEMPT TO PERFORM A FULL STALL LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED TWO MORE TIMES AND STARTED TO DRIFT TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT APPLIED FULL RIGHT RUDDER AND RIGHT BRAKE TO TRY TO OVERCOME VEERING TO THE LEFT. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY WHICH IS SOFT GRAVEL. THE RIGHT MAIN TIRE WHICH WAS BROKEN, DUG INTO THE GRAVEL WHICH PITCHED THE AIRCRAFT CAUSING THE RIGHT WING AND RIGHT ELEVATOR/STABILIZER TO DIG INTO THE EARTH.

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 GAA17CA245Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportMarsing, IDThe pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a bounced landing, the failure of the right main landing gear wheel, and a ground loop.Apr 23, 2017 · Substantial damage