Aviation accident LAX02LA052

Name: aviation accident: Cessna 185F near RENO (2001-12-18)
Start: 2001-12-18
Location: RENO, NV, USA

NONE · Cessna 185F · 2001-12-18 · RENO, NV, USA

Event

NTSB number: LAX02LA052
Event ID: 20011227X02449
Type: Accident
Date: 2001-12-18
Location: RENO, NV, USA
Coordinates: 39.480022, -119.739456

Injuries

Highest injury: NONE
Fatal: 0
Serious: 0
Minor: 0
Uninjured: 2
Total aboard: 2

Aircraft

Make: Cessna
Model: 185F
Registration: N5172R
FAR Part: 091
Engines: 1
Damage: SUBS

Conditions

Light: DAYL
Weather: VMC

Probable cause

Wear on the tail wheel thrust plate spacers resulted in the compression springs binding on the thrust plates and the tail wheel sticking, so that the pilot could not maintain directional control.

Source

Authoritative: NTSB CAROL
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown