# Incident 19971102040239I: Cessna A185F, Talkeetna, AK, November 2, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 2, 1997, 14:20 local time
- Place: Talkeetna, AK
- Airport: Talkeetna Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 62.3214° N, 150.0927° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at TALKEETNA (TKA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.3214&lon=-150.0927&mi=10
- Aircraft: N185FK, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N185FK) (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: 7,000 total, 3,000 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971102040239I

## Narrative

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

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.

- [Accident 20130308004559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130308004559A), Mar 8, 2013: Cessna A185F (N185FK), Talkeetna, AK, Substantial damage. The pilot stated he was landing at back side lake for tourist. He circled the lake then landed to the west. After landing the snow felt very heavy, it required…
- [Incident 20100322004909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100322004909I), Mar 22, 2010: Cessna A185F (N185FK), Talkeetna, AK, Minor damage. The pilot was interviewed in Talkeetna on 03/23/2010. He stated that he initiated the takeoff from the kahiltna glacier after lining up downhill with a 10 mile…
- [Accident 19931108046169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931108046169A), Nov 8, 1993: Cessna A185F (N185FK), Chefornak, AK, Substantial damage. Weathervaned into severe gusty crosswind on takeoff. Slid sideways. Wing hit runway exceeded crosswind component.

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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