# Accident 20230131003559A: Cessna 175, Coeur D Alene, ID, January 31, 2023 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: January 31, 2023, 13:23 local time - Place: Coeur D Alene, ID - Airport: Coeur D'Alene - Pappy Boyingto - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 47.7700° N, 116.8200° W: From the FAA - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.7700&lon=-116.8200&mi=10 - Aircraft: N9235B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9235B) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Cessna 175 (registry code 2072502, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-175) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Continental GO-300 series (registry code 17024, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-go-300-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 175 - People aboard: 2 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Other injuries: 0 - Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor - Pilot flight hours: 8,520 total - NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR23LA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA102) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230131003559A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. THIS ACCIDENT INVOLVED A CESSNA C175 OPERATING UNDER PART 91. THE FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED AS A CURRENCY FLIGHT FOR ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, A PRIVATE PILOT, FLYING WITH A CFI. DEPARTURE WAS FROM KCOE, MANEUVERING WAS ACCOMPLISHED NORTH OF THE AIRPORT, AND PILOTS RETURNED TO KCOE FOR LANDINGS. AFTER THE FINAL LANDING ROLLOUT, WHEN APPROACHING A TAXIWAY, THE OWNER PRESSED ON THE BRAKES AND THE AIRCRAFT ABRUPTLY TURNED TO THE RIGHT. BOTH PILOTS DESCRIBED THE SENSATION AS IF THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR WAS LOCKED IN PLACE, WITH THE AIRCRAFT PIVOTING AROUND IT. WITH LITTLE TIME TO REACT, THE PILOTS WERE UNABLE TO CONTROL THE 270-DEGREE TURN, DURING WHICH THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE GROUND ON THE LEFT WING AND LEFT SIDE OF THE ELEVATOR. DAMAGE IS SUBSTANTIAL, NO INJURIES TO THE PILOTS. SPOKANE FSDO AIRWORTHINESS PMI INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT AND WROTE THE FOLLOWING: ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ CESSNA 175 OBSERVATIONS FROM ONSITE VISIT. OBSERVED LEFT OUTBOARD WING AND AILERON DAMAGE WITH STRUCTURAL DAMAGE WITH UPWARD BENDING TO THE MAIN AND AFT SPARS. WRINKLING ALSO BENT UPPER AND LOWER WING SURFACES. DAMAGE TO LEFT WING TIP.LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER AND LEFT ELEVATOR DAMAGE WITH UPWARD BENDING MID-SPAN OF BOTH UPPER AND LOWER SHEET METAL SKIN SURFACES INCLUDING STRUCTURAL INTERNAL BENDING. THE RIGHT MAIN CONVENTIONAL LANDING GEAR LEG AT THE AFT LOWER OUTBOARD ATTACH POINTS FRACTURED AWAY FROM THE FUSELAGE BULKHEAD AT THE CLAMP/CUFF BOLT END. ALUMINUM ATTACH BRACKETS AND NUT/BOLT REMAINED ATTACHED TO THE LOWER BRACKET THAT FAILED AND WERE STILL ATTACHED TO THE FORWARD OUTBOARD BRACKET. STRUCTURAL UPPER AND LOWER PLATES OF SHEET METAL USED ACROSS FUSELAGE INTERIOR AND BELLY OF AIRCRAFT TO BULK UP GEAR AREA BULKHEADS MAKING VISUAL INSPECTION NOT POSSIBLE WITHOUT REMOVAL REQUIRING THE AIRCRAFT JACKING AND SHORING. RIGHT MAIN BRAKE OPERATED NORMAL WITH NO DRAGGING OR BINDING. LIGHT BRAKING ACTION NORMAL. THE ACCIDENT IS BEING INVESTIGTED BY THE NTSB AS A SUSPECTED MECHANICAL FAILURE. THE REPORT IS CLOSED AT THIS TIME AND WILL BE RE-OPENED AND UPDATED IF ANY NEW INFORMATION CONFLICTS WITH THE MAIN CAUSAL FACTOR DETERMINED AS MECHANICAL FAILURE. ## 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 WPR23LA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA102), Jan 31, 2023: Cessna 175 (N9235B), Hayden, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the right main landing gearbox assembly due to fatigue cracking, which resulted in a loss of directional control during the landing roll. ## Other reports on N9235B (2) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Incident 20200720005029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200720005029I), Jul 20, 2020: Cessna 175 (N9235B), Lewiston, ID, Minor damage. During landing in crosswind on runway 30 at Lewiston lws. Flight instructor with student pilot loss directional and attitude control of aircraft during landing… - [Accident 20190701008809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190701008809A), Jul 1, 2019: Cessna 175 (N9235B), Coeur D Alene, ID, Substantial damage. On returning to coe from the south pilot entered a downwind landing for 20 at a 45-degree and flew a standard traffic pattern. Wind was reported as variable at… 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.