Cessna A185 N93039

Summary

On 20 August 2018 at about 16:15 local time, a Cessna A185 registered N93039, operated by Sawtooth Flying Service, was involved in an accident near McCall, Idaho, United States. 2 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

20 August 2018 at 16:15

Classification

Accident

Location

McCall, Idaho, United States

Nearest airport

McCall Municipal Airport (KMYL)

Coordinates

44.5333, -116.0611

Aircraft

Cessna A185

Registration

N93039

Category

Airplane

Year built

1977

Engines

1

Operator

Sawtooth Flying Service

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Air Drop

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

McCall → McCall

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA18CA501

Nobody was injured.

The disconnection of the brake cylinder actuator rod, which resulted in the pilot’s inability 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

According to the pilot in the tailwheel-equipped airplane, during a wheel-landing, the airplane yawed left, and he applied right rudder to counter the yaw. The tail descended to the runway, and the left yaw increased. He countered the left yaw with a right brake and rudder application. He recalled that the right brake application was "completely ineffective" and that the airplane exited the left side of the runway. The airplane entered the rough gravel surface on the left side of the runway, and the pilot applied left rudder and left brake to intentionally ground loop the airplane. The right wing struck the ground, and the airplane came to a stop. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the right wing and aileron. Postaccident examination of the airplane's brake system by Federal Aviation Administration aviation safety inspectors revealed that the cotter pin and clevis that connects the right brake cylinder connecting rod to the inner right brake pedal connection point was detached, and it was not recovered.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.