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FAA accident report · Cessna A185F · King Salmon, AK · September 4, 2001

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Date
September 4, 2001 · 14:30 local
Place
King Salmon, AK
Airport
King Salmon
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
B61C
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N177BM
Reported as
Cessna A185F
Reported engine
Continental IO520*
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
14,360 total700 in this make and model100 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) On September 4, 2001, at 1436 Alaska standard time, a wheel equipped Cessna, CE-185 airplane, N177BM, sustained substantial damage during takeoff at King Salmon airdrome, Alaska. The airplane was being operated as a visual flight rules (VFR) personal flight under title 14 CFR part 91 when the accident occurred. The certificated commercial pilot and one passenger were the sole occupants and reported no injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident, and no flight plan was filed. The flight intentions were to proceed from King Salmon, Alaska to cold bay, Alaska. Upon applying takeoff power and before attaining lift off speed the pilot felt vibration emanating from the right landing gear. Prior to lift off speed the right axle-landing gear flange bolt failed, which resulted in a catastrophic failure of the right landing gear leg. Consequently, the aircraft "ground looped" causing substantial damage to the propeller and the right wing. The aircraft was recovered by ground personnel and towed from the active runway area.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON SEPTEMBER 4, 2001, AT 1436 ALASKA STANDARD TIME, A WHEEL EQUIPPED CESSNA, CE-185 AIRPLANE, N177BM, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING TAKEOFF AT KING SALMON AIRDROME, ALASKA. THE AIRPLANE WAS BEING OPERATED AS A VISUAL FLIGHT RULES (VFR) PERSONAL FLIGHT UNDER TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THE CERTIFICATED COMMERCIAL PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER WERE THE SOLE OCCUPANTS AND REPORTED NO INJURIES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE FLIGHT INTENTIONS WERE TO PROCEED FROM KING SALMON, ALASKA TO COLD BAY, ALASKA. UPON APPLYING TAKEOFF POWER AND BEFORE ATTAINING LIFT OFF SPEED THE PILOT FELT VIBRATION EMANATING FROM THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR. PRIOR TO LIFT OFF SPEED THE RIGHT AXLE-LANDING GEAR FLANGE BOLT FAILED, WHICH RESULTED IN A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR LEG. CONSEQUENTLY, THE AIRCRAFT "GROUND LOOPED" CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER AND THE RIGHT WING. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RECOVERED BY GROUND PERSONNEL AND TOWED FROM THE ACTIVE RUNWAY AREA.