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Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Cessna A185F · Talkeetna, AK · May 24, 2002

Date: May 24, 2002 · 23:15 local
Place: Talkeetna, AK
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N80994
NTSB investigation: NTSBANC02LA039
Reported as: Cessna A185F

N80994Registration cancelled Jan 22, 2003 · Cessna A185FS/N 18503144 · Built 1976 Airframe modelCessna A185F Engine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Take-off was normal from 7200' level of kahiltna glacier base camp. A normal 3-5KT down glacier wind (tailwind). After lift-off approximately 200' lower then take-off point and 400 yards from lift-off the aircraft settled back to the surface and bounced. On the second bounce the right ski broke through the crust, broke the right gear off and gently flipped on the planes back.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) TAKE-OFF WAS NORMAL FROM 7200' LEVEL OF KAHILTNA GLACIER BASE CAMP. A NORMAL 3-5KT DOWN GLACIER WIND (TAILWIND). AFTER LIFT-OFF APPROXIMATELY 200' LOWER THEN TAKE-OFF POINT AND 400 YARDS FROM LIFT-OFF THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED BACK TO THE SURFACE AND BOUNCED. ON THE SECOND BOUNCE THE RIGHT SKI BROKE THROUGH THE CRUST, BROKE THE RIGHT GEAR OFF AND GENTLY FLIPPED ON THE PLANES BACK.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB ANC02LA039Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportTalkeetna, AKThe pilot's inadequate evaluation of weather conditions, which precipitated an in-flight loss of control and subsequent collision with terrain. A factor contributing to the accident was the tailwind.May 25, 2002 · Substantial damage