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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna A185F · Talkeetna, AK · August 16, 2006

Date: August 16, 2006 · 19:44 local
Place: Talkeetna, AK
Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: ERHA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N125KT
Reported as: Cessna A185F
People aboard: 4
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 11,000 total7,000 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

N125KTRegistered now · Cessna A185FS/N 18503494 · Built 1977 Airframe modelCessna A185F Engine 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) Pilot had landed on ruth glacier, was taxiing up glacier to reposition for later takeoff when aircraft taxied over a depression in snow. Pilot heard a pop and saw left wing settle several inches. Inspection revealed failed outboard landing gear casting. Fuselage damage was confined to 1" tear in previous fuselage skin repair above landing gear slot.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT HAD LANDED ON RUTH GLACIER, WAS TAXIING UP GLACIER TO REPOSITION FOR LATER TAKEOFF WHEN AIRCRAFT TAXIED OVER A DEPRESSION IN SNOW. PILOT HEARD A POP AND SAW LEFT WING SETTLE SEVERAL INCHES. INSPECTION REVEALED FAILED OUTBOARD LANDING GEAR CASTING. FUSELAGE DAMAGE WAS CONFINED TO 1" TEAR IN PREVIOUS FUSELAGE SKIN REPAIR ABOVE LANDING GEAR SLOT.

Other reports on N125KT · 3

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

Accident 20110517009899ALanding: Rollout · Talkeetna, AKPilot in left seat made a wheel landing as tail came down a/c vered to right and pilot in the left seat over corrected to the left. The company ck pilot took over the controlls but failed to recover a/c before a/c ground looped.May 17, 2011 · Substantial damage Accident 20080505834679ALevel Off Touchdown · Talkeetna, AK(-23) Mr. [privacy data omitted] Went out to fly the Cessna 185 practice touch and go's after three (3) successful landings he wanted to do one more. On this last landing the aircrafts nose swerved to the right as the tail was coming down. He added left…May 5, 2008 · Substantial damage Accident 19920617020819ARoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Talkeetna, AKGround looped the tail wheel aircraft on landing.Jun 17, 1992 · Substantial damage