Cessna 175 accident near Hayden, Idaho, January 31, 2023
On January 31, 2023 at about 7:45 pm local time, a 1958 Cessna 175, registered N9235B, was substantially damaged in an accident during landing (landing roll) near Hayden, Idaho (Coeur D'Alene/Pappy Boyington airport). It was an instructional flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
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The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The failure of the right main landing gearbox assembly due to fatigue cracking, which resulted in a loss of directional control during the landing roll.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- January 31, 2023 · about 7:45 pm local time
- Place
- Hayden, Idaho · Coeur D'Alene/Pappy Boyington · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 175, built 1958 · all 175s on the register
- Registration
- N9235B · registry record · serial 55035
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
The pilot receiving instruction and flight instructor reported that, during the landing roll, while slowing the airplane in preparation to exit the runway, the airplane abruptly turned to the right. Despite the application of left rudder and left brake, the airplane continued to the right and ground looped. The pilot taxied the airplane back to his hangar and noticed that the rudder inputs needed were not typical. Upon examination at his hangar, he discovered substantial damage to the left wing, left horizontal stabilizer and elevator. He also noted that the right main landing gear leg was misaligned, and the right main landing gearbox assembly was fractured. Postaccident examination of the right main landing gearbox revealed evidence of fatigue cracking within the hollow slot of the assembly and subsequent overstress fractures outside of the fatigue zone.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
What happened, in order
- Loss of control on ground during landing (landing roll)
- Landing gear collapse during landing (landing roll) defining event
The NTSB's findings
- Aircraft › Aircraft systems › Landing gear system › Main landing gear › Failure
- Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability › Performance/control parameters › Directional control › Not attained/maintained
Pilot
- Certificate: private
- Ratings: single-engine land
- Flight time: 141 hours in all; 141 in this make and model; 26 as pilot in command
- Last flight review: October 19, 2021
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (without waivers/limitations)
- Seat: left
- Injury: no injuries
Flight instructor
- Certificate: airline transport pilot, flight instructor, commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; single-engine sea; instructor: airplane multi-engine; instructor: airplane single-engine; instructor: instrument airplane; instrument: airplane; rotorcraft: balloon; rotorcraft: glider
- Flight time: 8,520 hours in all; 1 in this make and model; 20 in the last 90 days; 16 in the last 30 days; 4,187 as pilot in command; 3,918 on instruments
- Last flight review: October 26, 2022
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (with waivers/limitations)
- Seat: rgt
- Injury: no injuries
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 3,980 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, December 22, 2022
- Maximum gross weight: 2,350 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Lycoming O-360 A1A (piston); 4,925 hours total
The flight
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 02, 5,400 ft by 75 ft
- A second pilot was aboard
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 020° at 7 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: broken clouds at 6,500 ft
- Temperature: 19°F (-7°C), dew point 10°F (-12°C)
- Altimeter: 30.22 inHg
- Observation at 10:56 am from KCOE
Weather report (METAR): KCOE 311756Z AUTO 02007KT 10SM BKN065 M07/M12 A3022
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flig | 2 |
Other NTSB records under N9235B the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
About this page
Everything above comes from the NTSB's public accident database: the narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words, and the coded tables behind its report (pilot, aircraft, flight, weather, injuries, sequence of events) are written out in plain English. Pilots' ages, home towns and medical details are left out on purpose. The docket at the NTSB holds the report as a PDF and the investigation's photographs and documents. This site never names pilots, passengers or anyone else involved. A preliminary report describes what is known soon after the event and can change; the final report, with the probable cause, usually follows one to two years later and this page is refreshed when it does. Case number WPR23LA102.