# Accident 20050909024369A: Cessna 185E, Pilot Point, AK, September 9, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 9, 2005, 19:30 local time
- Place: Pilot Point, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 57.2101° N, 153.3203° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=57.2101&lon=-153.3203&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1592F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1592F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 185E (registry code 2072816, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-185e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185E
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,700 total, 3,500 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC05LA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC05LA142) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050909024369A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) DURING A TELEPHONE CONVERSATION WITH A FAA ASI AND THE NTSB IIC, THE PILOT STATED THAT DURING LANDING ON A SOD COVERED, OFF AIRPORT SITE, LOCATED 30 SM SSE OF PILOT POINT, AK. THE LEFT MAIN GEAR ATTACHMENT BOLT FAILED, RESULTING IN THE SEPARATION OF THE LEFT MAIN GEAR LEG FROM THE AIRPLANE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ANC05LA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC05LA142), Sep 10, 2005: Cessna 185E (N1592F), Pilot Point, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's misjudged landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing and an overload failure of the main landing gear during the landing touchdown.

## Other reports on N1592F (4)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20130928021079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130928021079A), Sep 28, 2013: Cessna 185E (N1592F), Pilot Point, AK, Substantial damage. PIC elected to land on ramp due to strong crosswind(25 KTS. Gusting 35KTS.) On runway. Upon landing rollout at approximately 20-30 knots airspeed, PIC stated…
- [Incident 19960821038739I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960821038739I), Aug 21, 1996: Cessna 185E (N1592F), King Salmon, AK, Minor damage. Narrative: forced landing on bush strip 600 feet long. Engine failure from broken air box pin. Inspected pin and looked as though it had been cracked when…
- [Accident 19891107044679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891107044679A), Nov 7, 1989: Cessna A185E (N1592F), Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage. Engine quit on a test flight after an annual and engine overhaul. Crashed into trees. Cable came loose.
- [Accident 19880516015259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880516015259A), May 16, 1988: Cessna 185E (N1592F), Tuntutuliak, AK, Substantial damage. Ran out of fuel and crash landed on the tundra.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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