Cessna A185 N19EC
14 December 2018 · Tacoma, Washington, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 14 December 2018 at about 17:00 local time, a Cessna A185 registered N19EC, operated by Blue Skies Aviation LLC, 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 17:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Tacoma, Washington, United States
- Nearest airport
- Tacoma Narrows (TIW)
- Coordinates
- 47.2681, -122.5781
- Aircraft
- Cessna A185
- Registration
- N19EC
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1967
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Blue Skies Aviation LLC
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Tacoma → Tacoma
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- GAA19CA100
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's loss of directional control during the landing roll and his subsequent overapplication of left rudder, which resulted in the right wing impacting the runway.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot reported that, during the landing roll, the airplane veered right. He applied left rudder, and the airplane straightened out, but it then began to veer right again. He stated that he then overcorrected with excessive left rudder control and that the right wingtip impacted the runway. The right-wing trailing edge spar was substantially damaged. The pilot reported that there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna A185 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Dec 2018 | Cessna A185 | Big Lake, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 May 2018 | Cessna A185 | Chandler, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Nov 2018 | Cessna A185 | Reardan, Washington, United States | The Moody Bible Institute of Chicago | No injuries | - |
| 15 Sep 2018 | Cessna A185 | Bullhead City, Arizona, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 2018 | Cessna A185 | Miami, Florida, United States | Tropic Ocean Airways LLC | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Jan 2018 | Cessna A185 | Lowman, Idaho, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Apr 2018 | Ken Olson SCAMP | Raymond, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jun 2018 | Bellanca 7GCBC | Arlington, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Aug 2018 | Beechcraft 36 | Kelso, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Dec 2018 | Taylorcraft L 2M | Walla Walla, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Feb 2018 | Mooney M20 | Chuckanut, Washington, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 22 Jul 2018 | Cessna 150 | Everett, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |