# Incident 20060308002949I: Cessna 185D, Cripple, AK, March 8, 2006

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 8, 2006, 14:00 local time
- Place: Cripple, AK
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N5892T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5892T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 185D (registry code 2072812, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-185d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 24,800 total, 400 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060308002949I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MARCH 9TH, THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA O^ LANDED HIS SKI EQUIPPED CESSNA 185 AT CRIPPLE, AK. AFTER TOUCHDOWN, HIS LEFT GEAR LEG BROKE OFF NEAR THE AXLE AREA. THE SURFACE WAS ICY, UNDER ABOUT 12 INCHES OF SNOW, AND THE AIRCRAFT SLID TO A STOP WITHOUT NOSING OVER. NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT. INSPECTION REVEALED THE GEAR LEG CRACKED THROUGH THE UPPER AXLE ATTACH BOLT HOLES. INSPECTION OF THE OPPOSITE GEAR LEG REVEALED CRACKS IN IT ALSO. BOTH GEAR LEGS WERE REPLACED ON SITE.

## Other reports on N5892T (2)

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

- [Accident 20160921019499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160921019499A), Sep 21, 2016: Cessna 185D (N5892T), Delta Creek, AK, Substantial damage. PIC stated that planned flight was delayed due to high winds in area. At 1800 hrs (l) departed Bennett airstrip. PIC stated aircraft was airborne at approx…
- [Accident 19980723017049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980723017049A), Jul 23, 1998: Cessna 185D (N5892T), Kenai, AK, Substantial damage. Turning onto runway for takeoff. Wind gust pushed tail to right. Exited runway to left. Ground looped. (.4)the certificated airline transport pilot was…

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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