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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna A185E · Upper Colleen, AK · September 17, 1990

Date: September 17, 1990 · 20:21 local
Place: Upper Colleen, AK
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: UKNC
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N70087
NTSB investigation: NTSBANC90LA180
Reported as: Cessna A185E
Reported engine: Continental IO520F
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 10,000 total6,000 in this make and model280 in the last 90 days

N70087Registration cancelled Jun 16, 2011 · Cessna A185ES/N 18501953 · Built 1971 Airframe modelCessna A185E Engine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Ground looped landing on rough gravel bar. Impacts with rocks failed right main gear. Aircraft then ground looped.

As the FAA filed it

GROUND LOOPED LANDING ON ROUGH GRAVEL BAR. IMPACTS WITH ROCKS FAILED RIGHT MAIN GEAR. AIRCRAFT THEN GROUND LOOPED.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB ANC90LA180Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportUpper Colleen, AKThe pilot-in-command's failure to select suitable terrain for landing. Contributing to the accident was the rough and uneven terrain.Sep 18, 1990 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N70087 · 3

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

Accident 19930829042429AScud Running · Hulahula River, AKFlew into side of cloud obscured mountain trying to negotiate a pass. VFR was not recomended due rain and snow.Aug 29, 1993 · Destroyed · 1 fatal Accident 19881221055429AGround Taxi, Other Airplane · Porcupine Lodge, AKRight gear of wheel, ski aircraft, broke through the ice on a river during taxi for takeoff. Right wing damaged.Dec 21, 1988 · Reported as Cessna A185F · Substantial damage Accident 19800603018079ATakeoff Ground Roll · Morgan City, LAPilots seat slid back during takeoff run and he lost control crashing to trees beside runway.Jun 3, 1980 · Substantial damage