# Accident 20170527024169A: Cessna A185E, Fall River Mill, CA, May 27, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 27, 2017, 13:15 local time
- Place: Fall River Mill, CA
- Airport: Fall River Mills
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.0142° N, 121.4378° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0142&lon=-121.4378&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2262T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2262T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A185E (registry code 2072818, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185E
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA17CA310](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA310) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170527024169A

## Narrative

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

ON 27 MAY 2017 NAT APPROXIMATELY 1315 HOURS AIRCRAFT CE-185E, N2262T DEPARTED FROM CHICO CA  (KCIC) EN ROUTE TO FALL RIVER MILLS CA (O89) THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER 14CFR PART 91. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED.

THE PRIVATE PILOT^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^STATED THAT HE WAS CONDUCTING GPS NAVIGATION TRAINING WITH A CFI. UPON LANDING ROLL OUT AT (O89) THE PILOT EXPERIENCED SEVERE SHIMMY IN THE TAIL WHEEL FOLLOWED BY A SLOW VEERING TURN TO THE RIGHT. THE PILOT APPLIED OPPOSITE BREAKING WITH NO EFFECT. THE FURTHER STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT THEN DIPPED HARD LEFT IMPACTING THE LEFT WING AND CAME TO A STOP. POST ACCIDENT INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE LEFT BRAKE ASSEMBLY AND AXLE HAD SHEARED OFF AND THE LEFT GEAR STRUT HAD FOLDED BENEATH THE AIRCRAFT.

A SEARCH OF THE FAA'S DATABASES DID NOT DISCLOSE ANY PREVIOUS VIOLATIONS, ACCIDENTS, OR INCIDENT HISTORY

THIS REPORT MAY BE REVISED WITH ADDITIONAL EVIDENCE.

## 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 GAA17CA310](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA310), May 27, 2017: Cessna A185 (N2262T), Fall River Mills, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.

## Other reports on N2262T (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19860906044759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860906044759A), Sep 6, 1986: Cessna A185E (N2262T), St John, WA, Substantial damage. The engine failed from fuel starvation. The pilot failed to ensure fuel selector was in the proper position.
- [Accident 19730527018069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730527018069A), May 27, 1973: Cessna A185E (N2262T), Big Bear Cy, CA, Substantial damage

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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