Cessna 185 N9964X

Summary

On 15 June 2018 at about 19:00 local time, a Cessna 185 registered N9964X was involved in an accident near Big Lake, Alaska, 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

15 June 2018 at 19:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Big Lake, Alaska, United States

Nearest airport

Big Lake (BGQ)

Coordinates

61.5356, -149.8139

Aircraft

Cessna 185

Registration

N9964X

Category

Airplane

Year built

1961

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Willow → Big Lake

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA18CA351

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s inability to maintain directional control during the landing roll due to a flat tire.

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 landing on a gravel airstrip, when the right main wheel touched down, the airplane veered right. He applied full left rudder to no avail. The right wheel exited the runway into soft, sandy soil, and the airplane nosed over. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the wings and empennage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. The pilot added that, after the accident, it was pointed out that the airplane had a flat tire and that there was a tire mark on the gravel runway from where the airplane touched down to where the airplane nosed over.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.