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FAA incident report · Cessna A185F · Girdwood, AK · August 19, 2000

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Date
August 19, 2000 · 11:21 local
Place
Girdwood, AK
Airport
Girdwood Airport
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
YDAC
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N80359
Reported as
Cessna A185F
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,500 total250 in this make and model150 in the last 90 days
N80359Registered now · Cessna A185FS/N 18503116 · Built 1976Airframe modelCessna A185FEngine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23)On August 18, 2000 at 1335 local, airplane N80359 was taking off from Girdwood om runway 19. The airplane was equipped with wheel ski's. there were 4 passengers aboard for a one hour flighseeing flt. Seconds after applying full throttle the pilot heard a subtle noise rearward, which pilot thought was a small rock. Mid field on the 2100' runway and 15' above ground, the right wheel/ski came up to a vertical position. Pilot aborted the takeoff and landed the aircraft on the remaining runway. No injuries occurred. Upon inspection, the rear check of the ski was found to be unattached to the aircraft, the shackle pin and clevis pin missing. The aircraft sustained damage to the right wheel ski, right flap and the right side of the fuselage.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)ON AUGUST 18, 2000 AT 1335 LOCAL, AIRPLANE N80359 WAS TAKING OFF FROM GIRDWOOD OM RUNWAY 19. THE AIRPLANE WAS EQUIPPED WITH WHEEL SKI'S. THERE WERE 4 PASSENGERS ABOARD FOR A ONE HOUR FLIGHSEEING FLT. SECONDS AFTER APPLYING FULL THROTTLE THE PILOT HEARD A SUBTLE NOISE REARWARD, WHICH PILOT THOUGHT WAS A SMALL ROCK. MID FIELD ON THE 2100' RUNWAY AND 15' ABOVE GROUND, THE RIGHT WHEEL/SKI CAME UP TO A VERTICAL POSITION. PILOT ABORTED THE TAKEOFF AND LANDED THE AIRCRAFT ON THE REMAINING RUNWAY. NO INJURIES OCCURRED. UPON INSPECTION, THE REAR CHECK OF THE SKI WAS FOUND TO BE UNATTACHED TO THE AIRCRAFT, THE SHACKLE PIN AND CLEVIS PIN MISSING. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WHEEL SKI, RIGHT FLAP AND THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE FUSELAGE.