19850511016659A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna A185F · Talkeetna, AK · May 11, 1985

Date
May 11, 1985 · 10:30 local
Place
Talkeetna, AK
Airport
Black Lake
Phase of flight
To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N1062F
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC85LA081
Reported as
Cessna A185F
Reported engine
Continental IO520D
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,300 total2,200 in this make and model130 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

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

Gear failed during takeoff on uneven terrain and snow drifts. Aircraft probably over gross. Conflicting information

As the FAA filed it

GEAR FAILED DURING TAKEOFF ON UNEVEN TERRAIN AND SNOW DRIFTS. AIRCRAFT PROBABLY OVER GROSS. CONFLICTING INFORMATION

NTSB investigation

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