ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 257474
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Date: | Sunday 2 May 2021 |
Time: | 08:00 LT |
Type: | Cessna A185F Skywagon |
Owner/operator: | Rubber Chicken Airlines LLC |
Registration: | N9BB |
MSN: | 18503356 |
Year of manufacture: | 1977 |
Total airframe hrs: | 3000 hours |
Engine model: | Continental IO-550 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Driggs-Reed Memorial Airport (DIJ/KDIJ), Driggs, ID -
United States of America
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Phase: | Landing |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | Bountiful-Salt Lake Skypark, UT (BTF/KBTF) |
Destination airport: | Driggs Reed Memorial Airport, ID (KDIJ) |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:The pilot of the tailwheel equipped airplane reported that, while landing on runway 4, a gust of wind caused the airplane to veer left. The pilot used rudder control and added power to no avail. The airplane ground looped to the right and the left landing gear collapsed. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the wings and the left horizontal stabilizer. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions that would have precluded normal operation.
The pilot reported that, about the time of the accident, the wind was from 350° at 8 knots
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control while landing with gusting wind conditions, which resulted in a ground loop.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | WPR21LA181 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 3 months |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB WPR21LA181
FAA register:
https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/Search/NNumberResult https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N9BB Location
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
04-May-2021 23:05 |
Geno |
Added |
06-Jul-2022 06:42 |
ASN Update Bot |
Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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