What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On June 30, 2002, about 1000 Alaska daylight time, a tundra tire-equipped Cessna 185 airplane, N1078F, sustained substantial damage during landing at a remote airstrip, about 19 miles south of Skwentna, Alaska. The airplane was being operated as a visual flight rules (VFR) cross-country personal flight when the accident occurred. The airplane was operated by the pilot. The commercial certificated pilot, and the two passengers, were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed. The flight originated at the lake hood strip, anchorage, Alaska, at 0930. During a telephone conversation with aviation safety inspector fischer, on July 11, 2002, the pilot reported that he was landing at an airstrip next to the talaheim lodge, located along the talachulitna river. The dirt surface is oriented north/south, and is about 1,200 feet long by 20 feet wide. The pilot said he was landing toward the north, and touched down about two feet short of the airstrip threshold. The right main landing gear struck a log stump that was concealed by bushes, just short of the threshold. The right main gear was torn off the airplane, and the right wing then struck the ground. The airplane received damage to the right gear, fuselage, right wingtip, and the right elevator.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON JUNE 30, 2002, ABOUT 1000 ALASKA DAYLIGHT TIME, A TUNDRA TIRE-EQUIPPED CESSNA 185 AIRPLANE, N1078F, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING LANDING AT A REMOTE AIRSTRIP, ABOUT 19 MILES SOUTH OF SKWENTNA, ALASKA. THE AIRPLANE WAS BEING OPERATED AS A VISUAL FLIGHT RULES (VFR) CROSS-COUNTRY PERSONAL FLIGHT WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THE AIRPLANE WAS OPERATED BY THE PILOT. THE COMMERCIAL CERTIFICATED PILOT, AND THE TWO PASSENGERS, WERE NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT THE LAKE HOOD STRIP, ANCHORAGE, ALASKA, AT 0930. DURING A TELEPHONE CONVERSATION WITH AVIATION SAFETY INSPECTOR FISCHER, ON JULY 11, 2002, THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE WAS LANDING AT AN AIRSTRIP NEXT TO THE TALAHEIM LODGE, LOCATED ALONG THE TALACHULITNA RIVER. THE DIRT SURFACE IS ORIENTED NORTH/SOUTH, AND IS ABOUT 1,200 FEET LONG BY 20 FEET WIDE. THE PILOT SAID HE WAS LANDING TOWARD THE NORTH, AND TOUCHED DOWN ABOUT TWO FEET SHORT OF THE AIRSTRIP THRESHOLD. THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR STRUCK A LOG STUMP THAT WAS CONCEALED BY BUSHES, JUST SHORT OF THE THRESHOLD. THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR WAS TORN OFF THE AIRPLANE, AND THE RIGHT WING THEN STRUCK THE GROUND. THE AIRPLANE RECEIVED DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT GEAR, FUSELAGE, RIGHT WINGTIP, AND THE RIGHT ELEVATOR.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.