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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna A185F · Karluk, AK · August 19, 1997

Date
August 19, 1997 · 13:30 local
Place
Karluk, AK
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
LXLC
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N3RY
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC97LA125
Reported as
Cessna A185F
Reported engine
Continental IO520D
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,400 total1,000 in this make and model40 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Crashed on landing. (.4)the tundra tire equipped airplane landed on the beach with a direct, left, crosswind. The left main landing gear contacted soft sand, and the airplane veered left. The left wing contacted the ground, and the airplane nosed over.

As the FAA filed it

CRASHED ON LANDING. (.4)THE TUNDRA TIRE EQUIPPED AIRPLANE LANDED ON THE BEACH WITH A DIRECT, LEFT, CROSSWIND. THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR CONTACTED SOFT SAND, AND THE AIRPLANE VEERED LEFT. THE LEFT WING CONTACTED THE GROUND, AND THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER.

NTSB investigation

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