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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 185 · Shageluk, AK · March 8, 1991

Date: March 8, 1991 · 15:00 local
Place: Shageluk, AK
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: EPZC
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N1855Q
NTSB investigation: NTSBANC91LA033
Reported as: Cessna 185
Reported engine: Continental IO520D
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 9,000 total580 in this make and model80 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.

Wheel ski equipped aircraft had the left main gear collapse.

As the FAA filed it

WHEEL SKI EQUIPPED AIRCRAFT HAD THE LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSE.

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 ANC91LA033Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportShageluk, AKThe collapse of the left main landing gear during the landing roll due to preexisting cracks.Mar 8, 1991 · Substantial damage