# Accident 20071223828949A: Cessna A185E, Skwentna, AK, December 23, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 23, 2007, 14:35 local time
- Place: Skwentna, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.9500° N, 151.1967° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.9500&lon=-151.1967&mi=10
- Aircraft: N572E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N572E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A185E (registry code 2072818, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185E
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 458 total, 220 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC08LA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC08LA029) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071223828949A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AFTER LANDING AT BULCHITNA LAKE THE PILOT BEGAN A TURN TO TAXI BACK TO THE OTHER END OF THE LAKE. THE PILOT WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN AND THE RIGHT GEAR FAILED. THE AIRPLANE FLIPPED OVER.

## 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 ANC08LA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC08LA029), Dec 23, 2007: Cessna 185 (N572E), Skwentna, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for taxi. Contributing to the accident were rough and uneven terrain, and an excessive taxispeed.

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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