Accident Cessna A185E N6XS, Friday 9 July 1999

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Date:	Friday 9 July 1999
Time:	14:00 LT
Type:	Cessna A185E
Owner/operator:	Skydive Lake Tahoe
Registration:	N6XS
MSN:	1851424
Total airframe hrs:	4500 hours
Engine model:	Continental IO-520-D
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Category:	Accident
Location:	Beckwourth, CA - United States of America
Phase:	Landing
Nature:	Private
Departure airport:	(O02)
Destination airport:
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
The pilot said he was landing on runway 25 and encountered a dust devil on touchdown. The airplane veered off the runway and into the dirt area beside the pavement, collapsing the right main landing gear.

Probable Cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind conditions and subsequent failure to maintain directional control.

Accident investigation: