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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 185 · Platinum, AK · February 24, 1980

Date
February 24, 1980 · 10:45 local
Place
Platinum, AK
Airport
Platinum
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
SAIA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4311R
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC80DA032
Reported as
Cessna 185
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,211 total1,400 in this make and model219 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Wheels struck ice ridge on runway severing left main gear and damaging right main. Had skis retracted.

As the FAA filed it

WHEELS STRUCK ICE RIDGE ON RUNWAY SEVERING LEFT MAIN GEAR AND DAMAGING RIGHT MAIN. HAD SKIS RETRACTED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

Other reports on N4311R · 2

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.