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| Date: | Sunday 3 November 1996 |
| Time: | 17:40 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna A185E |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N19EC |
| MSN: | 185-1306 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1967 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1918 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental IO-520-D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Price, UT -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Blanding, UT (KBDG) |
| (KPUC) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot executed a landing to runway 18 (8,300 feet length) during which the tailwheel touched down followed by the main landing gear, and the aircraft bounced slightly. The aircraft began to track to the left and the pilot corrected. The aircraft returned to and crossed over the centerline during which the pilot was unable to stop the right veer before the aircraft departed the right side of the runway. As the aircraft left the runway the left main landing gear separated. A single tire smear mark was observed on the runway beginning at the centerline, arcing right and then oscillating briefly before exiting the runway's edge. A blue smear mark consistent with the aircraft's blue left wingtip paint near the runway's edge was noted. Winds were out of the southwest at 4 knots 2 minutes after the accident. Metallurgical examination of the left main landing gear bolt revealed smearing of the bolt threads.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB SEA97LA024
History of this aircraft
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 13-Mar-2024 08:00 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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