Pilot Debrief

Cessna A185 near Tacoma, WA — 2018-12-14

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Date
2018-12-14
Location
Tacoma, WA, USA
Airport
TIW
Aircraft
Cessna A185
Registration
N19EC
Category
Airplane
Highest injury
None
Fatalities
0

Probable cause

The pilot's loss of directional control during the landing roll and his subsequent overapplication of left rudder, which resulted in the right wing impacting the runway.

NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that, during the landing roll, the airplane veered right. He applied left rudder, and the airplane straightened out, but it then began to veer right again. He stated that he then overcorrected with excessive left rudder control and that the right wingtip impacted the runway. The right-wing trailing edge spar was substantially damaged. The pilot reported that there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

NTSB coding

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