Cessna 175 N6686E

Summary

On 1 September 2009 at about 15:25 local time, a Cessna 175 registered N6686E, operated by Shelton Drilling Corp, was involved in an accident near Rio Blanco, Colorado, 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

1 September 2009 at 15:25

Classification

Accident

Location

Rio Blanco, Colorado, United States

Nearest airport

Bishop's Cabin Airstrip (NONE)

Coordinates

39.7256, -108.1389

Aircraft

Cessna 175

Registration

N6686E

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Shelton Drilling Corp

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Business

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

GlenwoodSprings → Rio Blanco

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN09CA615

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing and his failure to execute a go-around.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airplane was landing at a 2,100-foot-long dirt and turf remote mountain airstrip in dry conditions with clear skies and calm wind. During the flare and initial touchdown, the pilot allowed the airplane to drift to the left edge of the runway and the nose gear of the airplane struck a runway edge marker. According to the pilot, that impact "forcefully bounced the aircraft back in the air while dragging the tail." The airplane then "landed hard but controllably" on the left edge of the runway and the pilot steered the airplane back onto the runway. There was substantial damage to the forward fuselage and nose gear, but no injuries to the pilot.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.