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FAA incident report · Cessna A185F · Snohomish, WA · March 15, 2018

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Date
March 15, 2018 · 21:00 local
Place
Snohomish, WA
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Departure Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N185BM
Reported as
Cessna A185F
Reported engine
Continental IO-520 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
500 total14 in this make and model16 in the last 90 days
N185BMRegistered now · Cessna A185FS/N 18502705 · Built 1975Airframe modelCessna A185FEngine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

During the take off roll aircraft encountered a gusting crosswind quartering from the west. Left wing rose and aircraft drifted off to the right of the runway. The right main landing gear collapsed underneath the right side of the fuselage causing the aircraft to settle on its right side, crumpling the right wing tip area. The propeller struck the runway and grass median causing the propeller blades to bend.

As the FAA filed it

DURING THE TAKE OFF ROLL AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED A GUSTING CROSSWIND QUARTERING FROM THE WEST. LEFT WING ROSE AND AIRCRAFT DRIFTED OFF TO THE RIGHT OF THE RUNWAY. THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED UNDERNEATH THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE FUSELAGE CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO SETTLE ON ITS RIGHT SIDE, CRUMPLING THE RIGHT WING TIP AREA. THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE RUNWAY AND GRASS MEDIAN CAUSING THE PROPELLER BLADES TO BEND.