Cessna 185E N70083
18 May 2009 · Tacoma, Washington, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 18 May 2009 at about 15:47 local time, a Cessna 185E registered N70083, operated by Air Rainier, Inc, was involved in an accident near Tacoma, Washington, 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 15:47
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Tacoma, Washington, United States
- Nearest airport
- Tacoma Narrows (TIW)
- Coordinates
- 47.2681, -122.5781
- Aircraft
- Cessna 185E
- Registration
- N70083
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Air Rainier, Inc
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Port Angeles → Tacoma
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- WPR09CA252
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain directional control while landing with a crosswind.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot stated that after performing a wheel landing on Runway 17, the tailwheel-equipped airplane initially tracked straight along the runway centerline. During the landing roll, the airplane started to veer to the right. Despite his control inputs, the airplane continued to veer to the right and ground looped. The airplane came to rest in a nose-low attitude on the right side of the runway. Examination of the airplane by a Federal Aviation Administration inspector revealed that both wings were structurally damaged. The weather reporting station located at the airport reported wind from 220 degrees at 8 knots six minutes after the time of the accident. The pilot reported no anomalies with the airplane's flight control system prior to the accident.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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All 1,004 records for this type
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