Cessna A185E N2303Y

Summary

On 30 January 2006 at about 19:30 local time, a Cessna A185E registered N2303Y was involved in an accident near Lewiston, Idaho, United States. 3 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

30 January 2006 at 19:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Lewiston, Idaho, United States

Nearest airport

Private Airstrip (NONE)

Coordinates

46.0008, -116.6922

Aircraft

Cessna A185E

Registration

N2303Y

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Lewiston → Lewiston

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

SEA06CA048

Nobody was injured.

The failure of the left main landing gear attaching bolt, which resulted in the left main gear collapsing 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, upon touchdown, the left landing gear leg "started to fail" as the airplane's weight came onto the wheels. The left gear folded outward, and the airplane veered to the left. The airplane's left wing tip contacted an embankment, and the airplane came to a stop. Examination of the airplane by an FAA inspector revealed that there was structural damage to the left gear box, left wing strut, left wing tip, left aileron, the rear spar of the left wing, and the propeller. The inspector found that the 7/16-inch AN bolt that held the left gear leg to the fuselage failed in shear loading. Failure of the bolt allowed the gear to pivot on the landing gear box leading to failure of the lower landing gear box web.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.