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Accident · Minor damage

FAA accident report · Cessna A185F · Wells, ME · April 14, 2007

Date: April 14, 2007 · 13:40 local
Place: Wells, ME
Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N4756E
NTSB investigation: NTSBNYC07CA097
Reported as: Cessna A185F
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,900 total1,500 in this make and model60 in the last 90 days

N4756ERegistered now · Cessna A185FS/N 18503862 · Built 1979 Airframe modelCessna A185F Engine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) 04/14/07. Aircraft departed at about 1215 from the Maine warden service base on eagle lake, Maine. Aircraft is operated by the Maine dept. Of inland fisheries and wildlife. At 1315 aircraft landed on clear lake. Pilot indicated snow was wet and slushy. Upon landing pilot put up the flaps and according to piot statement "put in a lot of power to keep the plane taxiing." As he was taxiing he felt a slight bump and started to turn the plane left and applied more power to keep going. He then felt the tail of the plane shift quickly to the right. The pilot immediately pushed full right rudder and pulled the power back. The pilot indicated the plane turned a little sideways, he felt the right ski sink into the snow and the plane came to stop as it stood onto the nose and right wing. Upon examination of the aircraft it was discovered the right wing, right ski/wheel and propeller were damaged.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) 04/14/07. AIRCRAFT DEPARTED AT ABOUT 1215 FROM THE MAINE WARDEN SERVICE BASE ON EAGLE LAKE, MAINE. AIRCRAFT IS OPERATED BY THE MAINE DEPT. OF INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE. AT 1315 AIRCRAFT LANDED ON CLEAR LAKE. PILOT INDICATED SNOW WAS WET AND SLUSHY. UPON LANDING PILOT PUT UP THE FLAPS AND ACCORDING TO PIOT STATEMENT "PUT IN A LOT OF POWER TO KEEP THE PLANE TAXIING." AS HE WAS TAXIING HE FELT A SLIGHT BUMP AND STARTED TO TURN THE PLANE LEFT AND APPLIED MORE POWER TO KEEP GOING. HE THEN FELT THE TAIL OF THE PLANE SHIFT QUICKLY TO THE RIGHT. THE PILOT IMMEDIATELY PUSHED FULL RIGHT RUDDER AND PULLED THE POWER BACK. THE PILOT INDICATED THE PLANE TURNED A LITTLE SIDEWAYS, HE FELT THE RIGHT SKI SINK INTO THE SNOW AND THE PLANE CAME TO STOP AS IT STOOD ONTO THE NOSE AND RIGHT WING. UPON EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT IT WAS DISCOVERED THE RIGHT WING, RIGHT SKI/WHEEL AND PROPELLER WERE DAMAGED.

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 NYC07CA097Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportAshland, METhe pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control while taxiing, which resulted in a nose over. A factor in this accident was the frozen, slush covered lake.Apr 14, 2007 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N4756E · 1

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

Incident 20171220023989ITaxi · Eagle Lake, MEAt Eagle Lake, Eagle Lake, Maine on 12-20-2017 at about 11:20, N4756E with just the pilot onboard landed on the ice with skies. After landing the pilot taxied toward shore and slowed down to turn to the ramp and hangar. At this point the aircraft hit a soft…Dec 20, 2017 · Minor damage