ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 293932
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| Date: | Friday 8 April 2005 |
| Time: | 16:44 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 185F |
| Owner/operator: | William C Salt |
| Registration: | N4948Q |
| MSN: | 18503583 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1978 |
| Engine model: | Continental IO-520D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Medford, Oregon -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Anacortes, WA (74S) |
| Medford-Rogue Valley International, OR (MFR/KMFR) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot, who was landing in a variable wind, made a touchdown and initial landing roll that were uneventful, but as the aircraft slowed, it encountered a crosswind that he was unable to adequately compensate for. Almost immediately after encountering the crosswind, the aircraft veered sharply toward the side of the runway, and one of the wings made contact with the ground. It was later determined that the wing structure had sustained substantial damage. According to the pilot, there was nothing wrong with the flight control or rudder system. In a post-accident interview with the Investigator-In-charge, the pilot stated that the aircraft just got away from him.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll. Factors include variable winds that at times were crosswinds.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB SEA05LA081
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 19 February 1992 | N4948Q | Bellair, Inc. | 0 | Pelican, AK | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 10-Oct-2022 15:18 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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