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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna A185F · Talkeetna, AK · November 2, 1997

Date: November 2, 1997 · 14:20 local
Place: Talkeetna, AK
Airport: Talkeetna Airport
Phase of flight: Descent
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N185FK
Reported as: Cessna A185F
Reported engine: Continental IO520D
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 7,000 total3,000 in this make and model45 in the last 90 days

N185FKRegistered now · Cessna A185FS/N 18502513 · Built 1974 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.

Narrative: aircraft departed Talkeetna for Mt. Mckinley area on scenic flight. While in cruise flight, pilot heard loud crack. Aircraft pitched up, then down, in partial spin, briefly losing control while descending from 10,000 feet altitude. Pilot then declared an emergency. Doug geeting was contacted and Mr. Geeting evaluated damage from another aircraft. Reported right ski was lodged between landing gear and against belly of aircraft. Aircraft landed safely at Talkeetna Airport. Separation of ski from aircraft occurred at ski yoke. Failed ski yoke currently undergoing metallurgical analysis to determine cause of failure.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: AIRCRAFT DEPARTED TALKEETNA FOR MT. MCKINLEY AREA ON SCENIC FLIGHT. WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT, PILOT HEARD LOUD CRACK. AIRCRAFT PITCHED UP, THEN DOWN, IN PARTIAL SPIN, BRIEFLY LOSING CONTROL WHILE DESCENDING FROM 10,000 FEET ALTITUDE. PILOT THEN DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. DOUG GEETING WAS CONTACTED AND MR. GEETING EVALUATED DAMAGE FROM ANOTHER AIRCRAFT. REPORTED RIGHT SKI WAS LODGED BETWEEN LANDING GEAR AND AGAINST BELLY OF AIRCRAFT. AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY AT TALKEETNA AIRPORT. SEPARATION OF SKI FROM AIRCRAFT OCCURRED AT SKI YOKE. FAILED SKI YOKE CURRENTLY UNDERGOING METALLURGICAL ANALYSIS TO DETERMINE CAUSE OF FAILURE.

Other reports on N185FK · 3

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

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