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Cessna 185 N4017Y

23 April 2017 · Marsing, Idaho, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 23 April 2017 at about 21:30 local time, a Cessna 185 registered N4017Y was involved in an accident near Marsing, Idaho, 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 21:30
Classification
Accident
Location
Marsing, Idaho, United States
Nearest airport
Sunrise Skypark (ID40)
Coordinates
43.5694, -116.7767
Aircraft
Cessna 185
Registration
N4017Y
Category
Airplane
Year built
1961
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Melba → Gordon Valley
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
GAA17CA245

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

The pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a bounced landing, the failure of the right main landing gear wheel, and a ground loop.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot in the tailwheel-gear-equipped airplane reported that he set up for a wheel landing to an asphalt runway. During touchdown, the airplane bounced three times, and the right landing gear wheel split into two pieces. The airplane ground looped to the left and exited the left side of the runway. The right wing tip and the elevator struck the ground, and the airplane sustained substantial damage to the right elevator.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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