N34GE is a 1980 Cessna A185F. It is a fixed-wing single-engine aircraft with 6 seats, powered by a Cont Motor IO 520 series rated at 285 horsepower. Its registration was cancelled in Sep 1980. Its standard airworthiness certificate was issued in Jan 2020. This page also carries 1 NTSB event.
FAA recordRegistered in Copperopolis, CA in 2016 · deregistered in 1980.
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The pilot in the tailwheel-equipped airplane reported that, during the landing roll, the airplane encountered a wind gust from the left. The pilot corrected with full application of the right rudder, but he did not stop the airplane's left veer. The airplane ground-looped to the left and the right wing stuck the ground.
The airplane sustained substantial damage to the right wing.
The airport's METAR reported that about the time of the accident, the wind was from 260° at 8 knots. The pilot landed on runway 30.
The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
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