Cessna A185E N70194

Summary

On 16 April 1997 at about 14:23 local time, a Cessna A185E registered N70194, operated by Alvin Hirsch, was involved in an accident near Billings, Montana, 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

16 April 1997 at 14:23

Classification

Accident

Location

Billings, Montana, United States

Nearest airport

Billings Logan Intl (BIL)

Coordinates

45.8699, -108.4703

Aircraft

Cessna A185E

Registration

N70194

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Alvin Hirsch

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Miles City → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

SEA97LA087

Nobody was injured.

The flight instructor's inadequate compensation for the wind conditions. The crosswind conditions were a factor.

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

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The private pilot, who was acting as pilot-in-command, reported that during the approach for landing, the aircraft encountered turbulence and wind shear conditions. The pilot opted to go-around and asked the flight instructor to take over the controls to make the landing because the flight instructor had more time in the airplane. The flight instructor stated that he made an approach to another runway, and reported a normal approach for the cross wind conditions. The flight instructor reported that as the airplane was flaring, the right wing lifted and the left wing contacted the runway. The flight instructor tried to correct with power and right rudder and aileron control, however, the airplane veered to the left and tipped up onto its nose. At the time of the accident the airplane was landing with a quartering crosswind from the right at 16 knots. Air traffic communications indicate that neither the pilots in the accident airplane, or the other private and commercial aircraft taking off and landing reported turbulence or wind shear conditions to the controller.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.