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FAA accident report · Cessna A185F · Russian Mission, AK · February 26, 2005

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Date
February 26, 2005 · 14:00 local
Place
Russian Mission, AK
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N80449
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC05LA043
Reported as
Cessna A185F
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,900 total700 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days
N80449Registered now · Cessna A185FS/N 18503119Airframe modelCessna A185FEngine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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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 February 26, 2005, about 1400 Alaska standard time, a wheel/ski equipped Cessna 185 airplane, N80449, sustained substantial damage when the left main landing gear collapsed during a hard landing on a remote frozen river, located about 30 nautical miles northeast of Russian Mission, Alaska. The private pilot/airplane owner and the two passengers were not injured. The 14 CFR part 91 cross-country personal flight departed bethel, Alaska, about 1300, and the destination was the accident location. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed. During a telephone conversation with the NTSB investigator-in-charge on February 26, the pilot related he flared too high while landing on a stretch of the yukon river, and that the airplane landed hard and collapsed the left main landing gear. He stated that the left main landing gear strut's gear box was damaged when the gear leg collapsed, and that the gear leg penetrated the fuselage near the baggage compartment.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON FEBRUARY 26, 2005, ABOUT 1400 ALASKA STANDARD TIME, A WHEEL/SKI EQUIPPED CESSNA 185 AIRPLANE, N80449, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED DURING A HARD LANDING ON A REMOTE FROZEN RIVER, LOCATED ABOUT 30 NAUTICAL MILES NORTHEAST OF RUSSIAN MISSION, ALASKA. THE PRIVATE PILOT/AIRPLANE OWNER AND THE TWO PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED. THE 14 CFR PART 91 CROSS-COUNTRY PERSONAL FLIGHT DEPARTED BETHEL, ALASKA, ABOUT 1300, AND THE DESTINATION WAS THE ACCIDENT LOCATION. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. DURING A TELEPHONE CONVERSATION WITH THE NTSB INVESTIGATOR-IN-CHARGE ON FEBRUARY 26, THE PILOT RELATED HE FLARED TOO HIGH WHILE LANDING ON A STRETCH OF THE YUKON RIVER, AND THAT THE AIRPLANE LANDED HARD AND COLLAPSED THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR. HE STATED THAT THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR STRUT'S GEAR BOX WAS DAMAGED WHEN THE GEAR LEG COLLAPSED, AND THAT THE GEAR LEG PENETRATED THE FUSELAGE NEAR THE BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT.

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 ANC05LA043Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportRussian Mission, AKThe pilot's misjudged landing flare during landing, which resulted in a hard landing and structural damage to the fuselage when the left main landing gear collapsed. A factor associated with the accident is pressure placed upon the pilot by the…Feb 26, 2005 · Substantial damage