20181214023549A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna A185E · Tacoma, WA · December 14, 2018

Date
December 14, 2018 · 08:55 local
Place
Tacoma, WA
Airport
Tacoma Narrows
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N19EC
NTSB investigation
NTSBGAA19CA100
Reported as
Cessna A185E
Reported engine
Continental IO-520 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot

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What happened

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

On December 14, 2018 at approximately 1655Z, N19EC, operated by privacy data omitted veered off the east side of runway 17 during landing. Pilot indicated that aircraft started to veer to the right immediately after touchdown, he then applied left rudder to correct and maintain straight landing roll-out, then the aircraft started to turn to the left this time, he got of the left rudder, and again the aircraft went to the right, then he applied a full left rudder to stop the aircraft from going to the right. This action caused the aircraft to groundloop which caused the right wingtip to hit the ground resulting to substantial damage to the right wingtip aft spar, right wing aileron, and skin damage from scraping on the underside of the right horizontal stab. And elevator. No injuries were reported.

As the FAA filed it

ON DECEMBER 14, 2018 AT APPROXIMATELY 1655Z, N19EC, OPERATED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ VEERED OFF THE EAST SIDE OF RUNWAY 17 DURING LANDING. PILOT INDICATED THAT AIRCRAFT STARTED TO VEER TO THE RIGHT IMMEDIATELY AFTER TOUCHDOWN, HE THEN APPLIED LEFT RUDDER TO CORRECT AND MAINTAIN STRAIGHT LANDING ROLL-OUT, THEN THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO TURN TO THE LEFT THIS TIME, HE GOT OF THE LEFT RUDDER, AND AGAIN THE AIRCRAFT WENT TO THE RIGHT, THEN HE APPLIED A FULL LEFT RUDDER TO STOP THE AIRCRAFT FROM GOING TO THE RIGHT. THIS ACTION CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO GROUNDLOOP WHICH CAUSED THE RIGHT WINGTIP TO HIT THE GROUND RESULTING TO SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WINGTIP AFT SPAR, RIGHT WING AILERON, AND SKIN DAMAGE FROM SCRAPING ON THE UNDERSIDE OF THE RIGHT HORIZONTAL STAB. AND ELEVATOR. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED.

NTSB investigation

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

Other reports on N19EC · 2

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