Cessna A185F N31YH

Summary

On 25 July 2013 at about 17:27 local time, a Cessna A185F registered N31YH, operated by Mathews Nicholas A, was involved in an accident near Pocatello, Idaho, 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

25 July 2013 at 17:27

Classification

Accident

Location

Pocatello, Idaho, United States

Nearest airport

Pocatello Regional Airport (KPIH)

Coordinates

42.9097, -112.5958

Aircraft

Cessna A185F

Registration

N31YH

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Mathews Nicholas A

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Lodi → Pocatello

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR13CA341

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing with gusting wind and a quartering tailwind.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that during the landing with a gusting crosswind and a wind shift to a quartering tailwind, the airplane's right wing lifted up after he had lowered the tail to the runway. He applied corrective control inputs, however, the airplane yawed sideways causing the left landing gear to collapse and substantial damage to the left wing.  The pilot reported no preimpact  mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation.                  

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.