# Accident 19960304003549A: Cessna A185F, Swentna, AK, March 4, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 4, 1996, 17:00 local time
- Place: Swentna, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: TATA
- Location: 61.9305° N, 151.7301° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.9305&lon=-151.7301&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5246E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5246E-2007-09-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A185F (registry code 2072821, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185F
- Reported engine: CONT IO520D
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,010 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC96LA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC96LA030) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960304003549A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 ANC96LA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC96LA030), Mar 4, 1996: Cessna 185F (N5246E), Skwentna, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's selection of an unsuitable area for landing. A factor associated with the accident was the rough and uneven terrain.

## Other reports on N5246E (5)

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

- [Accident 20030609012299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030609012299A), Jun 9, 2003: Cessna A185F (N5246E), Talkeetna, AK, Substantial damage. (-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…
- [Accident 19970809025969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970809025969A), Aug 9, 1997: Cessna A185F (N5246E), Chickaloon, AK, Substantial damage. On 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…
- [Accident 19960804020562A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960804020562A), Aug 4, 1996: Cessna A185F (N5246E), Healy, AK, Substantial damage. Collided wih other aircraft near head on. Both able land. Main rotors hit other aircraft in belly and tail wheel.
- [Accident 19900808031549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900808031549A), Aug 8, 1990: Cessna A185F (N5246E), Talkeetna, AK, Substantial damage. Right main landing gear broke off at attach point on touchdown. Right wing damaged by dragging on ground.
- [Incident 19860813060869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860813060869I), Aug 13, 1986: Cessna A185F (N5246E), Talkeetna, AK, Minor damage. Aircraft settled after water takeoff, pilot aborted. Minor damage when aircraft went ashore.

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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