Cessna A185F N1236F

Summary

On 30 September 1998 at about 17:00 local time, a Cessna A185F registered N1236F was involved in an accident near Elizabethton, Tennessee, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

30 September 1998 at 17:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Elizabethton, Tennessee, United States

Nearest airport

Elizabethton Municipal (0A9)

Coordinates

36.3297, -82.2293

Aircraft

Cessna A185F

Registration

N1236F

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MIA98LA255

Nobody was injured.

The failure of the pilot to maintain directional control during the landing roll.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot performed a go-around from the first wheel landing after the airplane bounced. He then reentered the traffic pattern to land on runway 24. The wind was from 280 degrees at 5 knots. The airplane was landed in a three-point attitude and began to veer to the right. He applied full left rudder and power but the left wing of the airplane contacted the runway. The pilot reduced power but the airplane departed the right side of the runway and nosed over coming to rest inverted on grass. He further stated that there was no flight control or engine failure or malfunction.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.