Cessna C185F N95JR
19 November 2009 · Auburn, Maine, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 19 November 2009 at about 19:00 local time, a Cessna C185F registered N95JR was involved in an accident near Auburn, Maine, 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 19:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Auburn, Maine, United States
- Nearest airport
- Auburn/Lewiston Airport (LEW)
- Coordinates
- 44.0422, -70.2833
- Aircraft
- Cessna C185F
- Registration
- N95JR
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Auburn → Auburn
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ERA10CA068
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control while landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot stated that he was performing a “wheels” landing at the conclusion of a local flight. After the main wheels had touched down, the airplane yawed left and he corrected with right rudder. The airplane veered sharply to the right and began to skid sideways down the runway. The pilot was not able to recover from the skid before departing the right side of the runway. The left main gear dug into the ground and collapsed, and the airplane rolled onto its left side substantially damaging the left wing and left horizontal stabilizer. The pilot reported no pre-impact mechanical anomalies with the airplane.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 30 Apr 2009 | Cessna 172 | Greenville, Maine, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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