# Accident 20170423003479A: Cessna 185, Melba, ID, April 23, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 23, 2017, 13:30 local time
- Place: Melba, ID
- Airport: Sunrise Sky Park
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.5694° N, 116.7767° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5694&lon=-116.7767&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4017Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4017Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 185 (registry code 2072802, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-185) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR I0-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 4,415 total, 250 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA17CA245](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA245) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170423003479A

## Narrative

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

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.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB GAA17CA245](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA245), Apr 23, 2017: Cessna 185 (N4017Y), Marsing, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a bounced landing, the failure of the right main landing gear wheel, and a ground loop.

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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