Cessna A185 N2262T

Summary

On 27 May 2017 at about 20:10 local time, a Cessna A185 registered N2262T was involved in an accident near Fall River Mills, California, 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

27 May 2017 at 20:10

Classification

Accident

Location

Fall River Mills, California, United States

Nearest airport

Fall River Mills (O89)

Coordinates

41.0142, -121.4378

Aircraft

Cessna A185

Registration

N2262T

Category

Airplane

Year built

1968

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Chester → Fall River Mills

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA17CA310

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot of the tailwheel-equipped airplane reported that, during the landing roll, the airplane "went hard right." He applied full left rudder and brake, but he could not regain directional control. The airplane veered off the runway to the right, the left main landing gear collapsed, and the left wing impacted the ground. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.