# Accident 20051105029869A: Cessna A185E, Cordova, AK, November 5, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 5, 2005, 11:18 local time
- Place: Cordova, AK
- Airport: Merle K (Mudhole) Smith Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: LGDA
- Location: 60.3892° N, 146.1122° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.3892&lon=-146.1122&mi=10
- Aircraft: N771X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N771X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A185E (registry code 2072818, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185E
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 24,625 total, 15,000 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC06TA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC06TA009) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051105029869A

## Narrative

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

(-23) A TUNDRA TIRE EQUIPPED CESSNA 185 AIRPLANE, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN THE LEFT WHEEL AND AXLE SEPARATED FROM THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR STRUT DURING THE LANDING AT JOHNSTONE POINT A REMOTE STRIP ON HINCHINBROOK ISLAND TWENTY MILES SOUTHWEST OF CORDOVA, ALASKA.

## 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 ANC06TA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC06TA009), Nov 5, 2005: Cessna 185 (N771X), Cordova, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: A fracture and separation of the main landing gear strut during the landing roll, which resulted in a loss of control, and subsequent nose down. Factors contributing to the accident were the…

## Other reports on N771X (1)

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

- [Incident 19860328018359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860328018359I), Mar 28, 1986: Cessna A185E (N771X), Cordova, AK. Engine stopped without warning at cruise. Landed on sandbar. Found magneto drive and gear had failed.

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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