What happened
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(-23) On June 20, 2007, at 0930AM Cessna 185 operated by the Montana state dnrc as a public use aircraft, performed an emergency approach as a training maneuver to an uncontrolled grass strip with the intent of performing a go-around. When the pilot initiated the go-around maneuver there was little response to the throttle causing the pilot to perform a landing into an alfalfa field. The dense alfalfa caused the right gear to collapse causing further damage to the right wing and propeller. The site was approximately 3 miles south east of kalispell city airport from which the aircraft departed. The weather at the time was VFR and the aircraft was not operating on a flight plan. Subsequent operations of the aircraft using the fuel aboard the aircraft determined no conditions which would explain the lack of response to the throttle.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON JUNE 20, 2007, AT 0930AM CESSNA 185 OPERATED BY THE MONTANA STATE DNRC AS A PUBLIC USE AIRCRAFT, PERFORMED AN EMERGENCY APPROACH AS A TRAINING MANEUVER TO AN UNCONTROLLED GRASS STRIP WITH THE INTENT OF PERFORMING A GO-AROUND. WHEN THE PILOT INITIATED THE GO-AROUND MANEUVER THERE WAS LITTLE RESPONSE TO THE THROTTLE CAUSING THE PILOT TO PERFORM A LANDING INTO AN ALFALFA FIELD. THE DENSE ALFALFA CAUSED THE RIGHT GEAR TO COLLAPSE CAUSING FURTHER DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING AND PROPELLER. THE SITE WAS APPROXIMATELY 3 MILES SOUTH EAST OF KALISPELL CITY AIRPORT FROM WHICH THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED. THE WEATHER AT THE TIME WAS VFR AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT OPERATING ON A FLIGHT PLAN. SUBSEQUENT OPERATIONS OF THE AIRCRAFT USING THE FUEL ABOARD THE AIRCRAFT DETERMINED NO CONDITIONS WHICH WOULD EXPLAIN THE LACK OF RESPONSE TO THE THROTTLE.
NTSB investigation
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