The pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind conditions. A factor associated with the accident was a crosswind.
— NTSB Determination
The pilot was landing a tailwheel airplane on a hard surfaced runway. The airplane's main landing gear wheels were equipped with over-sized, 'Tundra' tires. The pilot stated that immediately upon touchdown, the airplane began to veer to the right. He said he sensed a crosswind, and applied left aileron. He applied brakes, and heard the left wing scrapping the runway. When he exited the airplane, he noticed the left main tire was flat, and the left aileron was damaged.
The pilot was landing a tailwheel airplane on a hard surfaced runway. The airplane's main landing gear wheels were equipped with over-sized, 'Tundra' tires. The pilot stated that immediately upon touchdown, the airplane began to veer to the right. He said he sensed a crosswind, and applied left aileron. He applied…
The accident on 1996-06-11 involved a Cessna 185F, registration N56581, operated by National Park Service, at Gustavus, AK.
The pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind conditions. A factor associated with the accident was a crosswind.
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