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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna A185F · Swentna, AK · March 4, 1996

Date: March 4, 1996 · 17:00 local
Place: Swentna, AK
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: TATA
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N5246E
NTSB investigation: NTSBANC96LA030
Reported as: Cessna A185F
Reported engine: Continental IO520D
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,010 total2,000 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days

N5246ERegistration cancelled Sep 18, 2007 · Cessna A185FS/N 18503943 · Built 1979 Airframe modelCessna A185F Engine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Landed ski equipped plane on rough frozen lake ice. Impacts on ice ridges collapsed the main landing gear struts.

As the FAA filed it

LANDED SKI EQUIPPED PLANE ON ROUGH FROZEN LAKE ICE. IMPACTS ON ICE RIDGES COLLAPSED THE MAIN LANDING GEAR STRUTS.

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 ANC96LA030Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSkwentna, AKthe pilot's selection of an unsuitable area for landing. A factor associated with the accident was the rough and uneven terrain.Mar 4, 1996 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N5246E · 5

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

Accident 20030609012299AGround Taxi, Other Airplane · Talkeetna, AK(-23) The pilot was attempting a takeoff down the glacier in "sticky" and "slushy" snow conditions. The aircraft was not accelerating properly, so the pilot aborted the takeoff. While taxiing back to parking and in a left turn, the right wheel-ski sunk into…Jun 9, 2003 · Substantial damage Accident 19970809025969ARoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Chickaloon, AKOn aug. 9, 1997 N5246E, CE-185 piloted by paule roderick, owner of talketna air taxi inc, experienced aleft gear leg failure while on roll-out after landing on a gravel area approximately 20 miles up the Chickaloon river. The FAR part 135 flight originated at…Aug 9, 1997 · Substantial damage Accident 19960804020562ANormal Cruise · Healy, AKCollided wih other aircraft near head on. Both able land. Main rotors hit other aircraft in belly and tail wheel.Aug 4, 1996 · Substantial damage Accident 19900808031549ARoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Talkeetna, AKRight main landing gear broke off at attach point on touchdown. Right wing damaged by dragging on ground.Aug 8, 1990 · Substantial damage Incident 19860813060869ITo Aborted (Fixed Wing) · Talkeetna, AKAircraft settled after water takeoff, pilot aborted. Minor damage when aircraft went ashore.Aug 13, 1986 · Minor damage