# Accident 19920524016199A: Cessna A185F, Kahiltna Glacie, AK, May 24, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 24, 1992, 11:10 local time
- Place: Kahiltna Glacie, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: EPZC
- Location: 62.4507° N, 149.7899° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.4507&lon=-149.7899&mi=10
- Aircraft: N124KT (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185F
- Reported engine: CONT IO520D
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,856 total, 850 in this make and model, 170 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC92LA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92LA078) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920524016199A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

SKI PIVOT SHAFT LEFT WHEEL SKI FAILED ON TAKEOFF. DRAGGED RIGHT WING AND ELEVATOR.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ANC92LA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92LA078), May 24, 1992: Cessna 185 (N124KT), Kahiltna Glacie, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FRACTURE OF THE LANDING GEAR WHEEL SKI PIVOT SHAFT DUE TO IMPROPER MANUFACTURE.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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