Cessna 185 N10044

Summary

On 25 February 2019 at about 16:15 local time, a Cessna 185 registered N10044, operated by Usda Forest Service Fepp, was involved in an accident near Ridgeland, South Carolina, 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

25 February 2019 at 16:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Ridgeland, South Carolina, United States

Nearest airport

Ridgeland-Claude Dean (3J1)

Coordinates

32.4911, -80.9936

Aircraft

Cessna 185

Registration

N10044

Category

Airplane

Year built

1962

Engines

1

Operator

Usda Forest Service Fepp

Operating rule

Public Use

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Walterboro → Ridgeland

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA19CA152

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in a runway excursion and impact with a ditch.

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, as the tailwheel touched down, the airplane veered right. The pilot attempted to correct with rudder to no avail. The airplane veered off the runway to the right and impacted a ditch. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing, right aileron, and right elevator. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. The pilot reported that the wind was calm. The pilot landed the airplane on runway 21.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.