Cessna 185 N7321H
22 October 2002 · Waterville, Maine, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 22 October 2002 at about 16:52 local time, a Cessna 185 registered N7321H was involved in an accident near Waterville, Maine, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 16:52
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Waterville, Maine, United States
- Nearest airport
- Waterville Lafleur Airport (WVL)
- Coordinates
- 44.5331, -69.6753
- Aircraft
- Cessna 185
- Registration
- N7321H
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Waterville → Waterville
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- IAD03LA009
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's excessive braking during the landing roll, which resulted in a nose over. A factor was the quartering tailwind.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot reported that after landing, a gust of wind caught the tail of the airplane from the left. The pilot applied the brakes, and the airplane nosed over. The pilot also reported that he was operating in the traffic pattern with other airplanes, based on ASOS information of winds about 70 degrees from the left, at 7 to 10 miles per hour. Winds recorded 3 minutes after the accident were 130 degrees from the left, at 6, gusting to 15 knots.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 185 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Apr 2002 | Cessna 185F | Cumberland, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Jun 2002 | Cessna 185F | Talkeetna, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Sep 2002 | Cessna 185 | Seward, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Aug 2002 | Cessna 185A | Fillmore, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Jun 2002 | Cessna 185 | Chugiak, Alaska, United States | William Scoular | Minor injuries | - |
| 25 May 2002 | Cessna 185 | Talkeetna, Alaska, United States | Talkeetna Air Taxi Inc | No injuries | - |
All 1,004 records for this type
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Sep 2002 | Paiement RANS S-12 | Mercer, Maine, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 Aug 2002 | Cessna 172G | Sangerville, Maine, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 16 Jul 2002 | Piper PA-11S | Palermo, Maine, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jan 2002 | Cessna 208B | Waterville, Maine, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 Jun 2002 | Smith KITFOX CLASSIC IV | Limerick, Maine, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Apr 2002 | Cessna U206F | Matinicus, Maine, United States | - | No injuries | - |