ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 295640
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| Date: | Wednesday 25 June 2003 |
| Time: | 17:00 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 185F |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N6497E |
| MSN: | 18504050 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1980 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4292 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental IO-520-D30 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Lexington, Oregon -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Lexington, OR (9S9) |
| (9S9) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
According to the pilot, after performing two or three touch-and-go landings, he departed the airport to practice aerial proficiency maneuvers. Upon his return, he made a wheel landing, and although the touchdown and the initial part of the landing roll were uneventful, just as he was starting to lower the tail the aircraft started pulling to the left. He therefore attempted to realign the aircraft with the runway by using right rudder and additional breaking on the right wheel but, according to the pilot, he overcorrected and inadvertently redirected the aircraft toward the right side of the runway. As he continued trying to get the aircraft aligned with the runway, it departed the right side of the landing surface. As the right main gear departed the runway, it encountered soft terrain, and the aircraft spun quickly around to the right. During this sequence of events, the left wing and horizontal stabilizer contacted the surface of the ground. The pilot later stated that he thought he may have had a partially deflated or flat tire on the left main landing gear.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during the landing roll. A partially deflated tire and soft terrain were factors.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB SEA03LA122
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 25 September 2007 | N6497E | Private | 0 | Lexington, Oregon | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 13-Oct-2022 10:55 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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