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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna A185F · Mccarthy, AK · February 15, 1986

Date
February 15, 1986 · 15:00 local
Place
Mccarthy, AK
Airport
Mccarthy 2
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N70308
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC86LA029
Reported as
Cessna A185F
Reported engine
Continental IO520D
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
601 total28 in this make and model35 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.

Touched down while intending to drag runway to check snow depth. Wheel broke through crust. Aircraft flipped over.

As the FAA filed it

TOUCHED DOWN WHILE INTENDING TO DRAG RUNWAY TO CHECK SNOW DEPTH. WHEEL BROKE THROUGH CRUST. AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER.

NTSB investigation

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