ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 357371
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| Date: | Monday 20 May 1996 |
| Time: | 12:50 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna A-185-F |
| Owner/operator: | National Park Service |
| Registration: | N56581 |
| MSN: | 18502907 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1975 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2977 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental IO-520-D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Juneau, AK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Gustavus, AK (GST) |
| (KJNU) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot was landing a tailwheel airplane modified with over size 'Tundra' tires on a hard surfaced runway. He observed a crosswind from the right during the landing flare, and attempted to correct for the airplane's drift by placing the upwind (right) tire on the runway first. The airplane touched down on the right main tire first, and the pilot said he felt some drift, and then the airplane veering to the left. The right wing subsequently scraped the runway before the pilot was able to bring the airplane to a stop. Damage was observed to the right wing, and the right main tire was flat. Postaccident inspection of the right wheel assembly disclosed no evidence of preaccident mechanical anomaly. The pilot wrote in his statement that the accident could have been prevented by the use of better crosswind techniques.
Probable Cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind conditions. A factor associated with the accident was the crosswind.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC96TA075
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| 11 June 1996 | N56581 | National Park Service | 0 | Gustavus, AK | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 13-Mar-2024 17:08 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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