Cessna 185 N23FG

Summary

On 12 May 2022 at about 20:45 local time, a Cessna 185 registered N23FG was involved in an accident near Franklin, California, 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.

Date

12 May 2022 at 20:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Franklin, California, United States

Nearest airport

Franklin Fld (F72)

Coordinates

38.3040, -121.4293

Aircraft

Cessna 185

Registration

N23FG

Category

Airplane

Year built

1980

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Sacramento → Elk Grove

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR22LA181

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot of the tailwheel-equipped airplane reported that, during the landing roll, the right wing lifted, and the airplane veered right. He attempted to initiate a rejected landing, but the airplane exited the runway onto the grass to the right of the runway. The left wing contacted the ground substantially damaging the left wing, left elevator and fuselage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.