Cessna A185F N4492
11 August 2010 · Farmington, New Mexico, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 11 August 2010 at about 17:50 local time, a Cessna A185F registered N4492, operated by Richard B. Negley, was involved in an accident near Farmington, New Mexico, 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 17:50
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Farmington, New Mexico, United States
- Nearest airport
- Four Corners Regional (FMN)
- Coordinates
- 36.7414, -108.2300
- Aircraft
- Cessna A185F
- Registration
- N4492
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Richard B. Negley
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- San Antonio → Farmington
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CEN10LA474
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
Pre-existing damage of the through-bolt that attached the inboard end of the gear leg to the airframe hard-point, likely caused during maintenance on the gear.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot said that very little crosswind correction was required as he landed on runway 25. After rolling a few hundred feet, the airplane "swerved very strongly to the right." Opposite brake and rudder had no effect and the airplane departed the runway and impacted terrain. The left landing gear collapsed and the left wing and elevator sustained leading edge damage. Federal Aviation Administration inspectors found that the through-bolt that attached the inboard end of the gear leg to the airframe hard-point had pre-existing damage. Further examination found that threads from the failed nut remained stuck in the threads of the bolt, indicating that the nut failed and stripped off the bolt, leaving the inboard end of the gear leg loose and free to move up and down. This allowed the gear leg to move forward and aft. The chaffing on the longeron, inboard of the gear leg attach point, was indicative that the bolt-nut combination had been loose for some time. There were indications of looseness on the right gear leg attach bolt after the leg was removed for transport.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna A185F accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Jul 2010 | Cessna A185F | Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, United States | James Causey | No injuries | - |
| 23 Jun 2010 | Cessna A185F | Bryce Canyon, Utah, United States | Keith Peterman | No injuries | - |
| 1 Aug 2010 | Cessna A185F | Newfane, New York, United States | Frontier Skydivers | Fatal | 1 |
| 1 Aug 2010 | Cessna A185F | Rockwood, Maine, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Sep 2010 | Cessna A185F | Rushville, Nebraska, United States | Forney Glen A | No injuries | - |
| 28 Apr 2011 | Cessna A185F | Hot Springs, Arkansas, United States | Ten South Skywagon LLC | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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