19870315007979A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna A185F · Swentna, AK · March 15, 1987

Date
March 15, 1987 · 16:45 local
Place
Swentna, AK
Airport
Swentna
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9618H
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC87LA053
Reported as
Cessna A185F
Reported engine
Continental IO520D
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,604 total968 in this make and model34 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.

The right main gear collapsed when the ski equipped aircraft attempted a turn in loose snow. Runway on frozen lake

As the FAA filed it

THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED WHEN THE SKI EQUIPPED AIRCRAFT ATTEMPTED A TURN IN LOOSE SNOW. RUNWAY ON FROZEN LAKE

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 N9618H · 1

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