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Accident · Substantial damage
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FAA accident report · Cessna A185E · Anchorage, AK · February 25, 1998

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Date
February 25, 1998 · 15:34 local
Place
Anchorage, AK
Airport
Merrill Field Airport
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4535F
Reported as
Cessna A185E
Reported engine
Continental IO520D
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
649 total66 in this make and model2 in the last 90 days
N4535FRegistered now · Cessna A185ES/N 185-1021 · Built 1966Airframe modelCessna A185EEngine 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.

Left wheel axle broke on landing roll. Left wing struck the ground. Axle attach bolts were stripped of threads. (.4)the pilot landed the tailwheel-equipped airplane on a hard surface runway. The airplane was equipped with 29-inch tundra tires. During the landing roll, the left main landing gear wheel began to vibrate. The left wheel axle then broke, and the left wheel departed from the landing gear strut. The left wing tip struck the ground, and the airplane received damage to the left wing, left aileron, and the left elevator. The pilot stated the axle attaching bolts that secure the axle to the strut were stripped of their threads. (-23) after a smooth, gentle touchdown during a bfr, the pilot observed the left main gear wheel roll ahead of the aircraft. The left gear leg began to drag and the aircraft yawed left. In spite of corrective action by the pilot, the aircraft skidded to the right and the tail struck a snowbank. The aircraft came to rest upright with damage to the left wing and horizontal stabilizer. The four nas bolts holding the wheel spindle to the gear leg had stripped through their nuts.

As the FAA filed it

LEFT WHEEL AXLE BROKE ON LANDING ROLL. LEFT WING STRUCK THE GROUND. AXLE ATTACH BOLTS WERE STRIPPED OF THREADS. (.4)THE PILOT LANDED THE TAILWHEEL-EQUIPPED AIRPLANE ON A HARD SURFACE RUNWAY. THE AIRPLANE WAS EQUIPPED WITH 29-INCH TUNDRA TIRES. DURING THE LANDING ROLL, THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR WHEEL BEGAN TO VIBRATE. THE LEFT WHEEL AXLE THEN BROKE, AND THE LEFT WHEEL DEPARTED FROM THE LANDING GEAR STRUT. THE LEFT WING TIP STRUCK THE GROUND, AND THE AIRPLANE RECEIVED DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING, LEFT AILERON, AND THE LEFT ELEVATOR. THE PILOT STATED THE AXLE ATTACHING BOLTS THAT SECURE THE AXLE TO THE STRUT WERE STRIPPED OF THEIR THREADS. (-23) AFTER A SMOOTH, GENTLE TOUCHDOWN DURING A BFR, THE PILOT OBSERVED THE LEFT MAIN GEAR WHEEL ROLL AHEAD OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE LEFT GEAR LEG BEGAN TO DRAG AND THE AIRCRAFT YAWED LEFT. IN SPITE OF CORRECTIVE ACTION BY THE PILOT, THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED TO THE RIGHT AND THE TAIL STRUCK A SNOWBANK. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST UPRIGHT WITH DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING AND HORIZONTAL STABILIZER. THE FOUR NAS BOLTS HOLDING THE WHEEL SPINDLE TO THE GEAR LEG HAD STRIPPED THROUGH THEIR NUTS.

Other reports on N4535F · 2

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

Incident 19850905055459ITakeoff Ground Roll · Scammon Bay, AKLeft wing tip struck water as seaplane came up onto step. Gusty winds and rough water a factor.Sep 5, 1985 · Minor damageAccident 19830725035749ATakeoff Ground Roll · Tyonek, AKSeaplane float struck sandbar during takeoff run causing aircraft to nose over onto river bank.Jul 25, 1983 · Substantial damage