Cessna A185F N80293

Summary

On 30 June 2011 at about 14:45 local time, a Cessna A185F registered N80293, operated by Phillabaum Stephen D, was involved in an accident near Page, Arizona, United States. 4 people were 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 June 2011 at 14:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Page, Arizona, United States

Nearest airport

Page Airport (KPGA)

Coordinates

36.9214, -111.4414

Aircraft

Cessna A185F

Registration

N80293

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Phillabaum Stephen D

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Page → Page

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR11CA301

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's decision to take off with a gusty quartering tailwind.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot was attempting a takeoff with a left quartering tailwind of 12 knots, gusting to 21 knots. The pilot said that as the airplane neared liftoff it began turning into the wind. The pilot applied full right rudder to maintain directional control but the rudder alone was not enough. He reported that he touched the right brake to assist in reacquiring directional control and at that moment the right main wheel separated and the airplane veered off the runway and came to rest on its nose and left wing. The airplane incurred substantial damage to the left wing and horizontal stabilizer. A Federal Aviation Administration inspector examined the airplane and the runway. He reported observing skid marks consistent with the wind picking up the left wing and the airplane veering off the runway.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.