# Accident 20070501007469A: Cessna A185F, Haines, AK, May 1, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 1, 2007, 17:00 local time
- Place: Haines, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: OUFA
- Location: 59.0056° N, 137.8075° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.0056&lon=-137.8075&mi=10
- Aircraft: N185M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N185M-2008-02-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A185F (registry code 2072821, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185F
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,800 total, 7,300 in this make and model, 37 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC07LA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC07LA035) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070501007469A

## Narrative

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

(-23) OWNER/OPERATOR REPORTED AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER ON LANDING GRAND PLATEAU GLACIER AFTER RIGHT SKI DUG INTO SNOW AND AXLE BOLTS PULLED NUTS OFF BOLT. DAMAGE TO RIGHT HAND WING TIP/AILERON REQUIRING MAJOR REPAIR.

## 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 ANC07LA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC07LA035), May 2, 2007: Cessna A185F (N185M), Haines, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The main landing gear attachment bolts to the right ski sheared during the landing roll in deep snow, resulting in a nose down, and structural damage to the right wing and aileron.

## Other reports on N185M (3)

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

- [Accident 20000816042379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000816042379A), Aug 16, 2000: Cessna A185F (N185M), Yakutat, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) During a beach landing, the right wheel struck a rock, breaking the right gear leg at the axle. The right gear leg dug into the sand, tearing off at the…
- [Accident 19860803036849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860803036849A), Aug 3, 1986: Cessna A185F (N185M), Reno, NV, Destroyed. Unable to maintain climb after takeoff. Collided with ground. Aircraft over gross weight. Density altitude a factor.
- [Incident 19840923064949I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840923064949I), Sep 23, 1984: Cessna A185F (N185M), Brooksville, FL, Minor damage. Pilot forgot to extend landing gear.

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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