N19EC is a 1967 Cessna A185E. It is a fixed-wing single-engine aircraft with 6 seats, powered by a Cont Motor IO 520 series rated at 285 horsepower. The registration is active, with the registrant based in Snoqualmie, WA. Its standard airworthiness certificate was issued in Sep 1967. It has been registered to its current owner since Nov 2019. This page also carries 2 NTSB events.
- 59 years old
- 1 of 258 Cessna A185E
2019
1967
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The pilot of the tail-wheel equipped airplane reported that during the landing roll, the airplane veered to the right. The pilot applied left rudder control, and the airplane straightened out, but then began to veer right again. He stated that he then overcorrected with excessive left rudder control and the right wingtip impacted the ground. The right-wing trailing edge spar was substantially damaged.
The pilot reported that there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation.
According to the pilot in the tailwheel-equipped, high performance airplane, he performed a three-point landing about 70 miles per hour.
During the landing roll on runway 35, the airplane veered to the right. The pilot reported that he applied left rudder and left aileron to keep the airplane on the runway. However, the airplane exited the right side of the runway, and the airplane ground looped to the right, and the left wing and left elevator struck the ground.
The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left-wing spar, ribs, aileron and the left elevator.
The METAR at the accident airport, reported that about the time of the accident, the wind was from 010° at 7kts.
The pilot reported that the valve stem from the left main landing gear tire failed causing the loss of control.
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