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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 185 · Sleetmute, AK · December 25, 1981

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Date: December 25, 1981 · 12:55 local
Place: Sleetmute, AK
Airport: Sleetmute
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N3399L
Reported as: Cessna 185
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 153 total64 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N3399LRegistered now · Cessna A185ES/N 185-1351 Airframe modelCessna A185E Engine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Encountered whiteout trying to land on snow-covered runway. Three inch snow cover. Pulled airplane into snow berm.

As the FAA filed it

ENCOUNTERED WHITEOUT TRYING TO LAND ON SNOW-COVERED RUNWAY. THREE INCH SNOW COVER. PULLED AIRPLANE INTO SNOW BERM.

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