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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna A185F · Chitina, AK · June 21, 1998

Date: June 21, 1998 · 15:30 local
Place: Chitina, AK
Airport: Thule Lodge
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N80596
NTSB investigation: NTSBANC98LA080
Reported as: Cessna A185F
Reported engine: Continental IO520D
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,500 total400 in this make and model300 in the last 90 days

N80596Registration cancelled Jul 12, 2017 · Cessna A185FS/N 18503130 · Built 1976 Airframe modelCessna A185F Engine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Left wheel hit soft area landing on remote strip. Bounced. Wheel ski assembly dug in. Aiarcraft nosed over. (.4)the certificated commercial pilot was landing on a remote airstrip next to a Lodge. The airstrip's gravel bar, and sand bar surface, was uneven and soft. During the landing roll, the airplane encountered an uneven area of the gravel bar, and bounced into an area of soft sand. The tip of the left main wheel ski assembly dug into the ground, and the airplane then nosed over. The airplane received damage to the main landing gear, fuselage, and wings.

As the FAA filed it

LEFT WHEEL HIT SOFT AREA LANDING ON REMOTE STRIP. BOUNCED. WHEEL SKI ASSEMBLY DUG IN. AIARCRAFT NOSED OVER. (.4)THE CERTIFICATED COMMERCIAL PILOT WAS LANDING ON A REMOTE AIRSTRIP NEXT TO A LODGE. THE AIRSTRIP'S GRAVEL BAR, AND SAND BAR SURFACE, WAS UNEVEN AND SOFT. DURING THE LANDING ROLL, THE AIRPLANE ENCOUNTERED AN UNEVEN AREA OF THE GRAVEL BAR, AND BOUNCED INTO AN AREA OF SOFT SAND. THE TIP OF THE LEFT MAIN WHEEL SKI ASSEMBLY DUG INTO THE GROUND, AND THE AIRPLANE THEN NOSED OVER. THE AIRPLANE RECEIVED DAMAGE TO THE MAIN LANDING GEAR, FUSELAGE, AND WINGS.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB ANC98LA080Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportChitina, AKThe pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for landing. Factors in the accident were uneven and soft terrain on the landing strip.Jun 21, 1998 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N80596 · 1

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

Accident 20080703841029AForced/Precautionary Landing · Mccarthy, AK(-23) Pilot reported that while he was climbing through 1300 feet AGL he intentionally ran the right fuel tank dry. The engine subsequently quit. He switched tanks and attempted to restart the engine. He was unnable to restart the engine and was forced to…Jul 3, 2008 · Substantial damage