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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna A185F · Talkeetna, AK · May 5, 2008

Date
May 5, 2008 · 14:56 local
Place
Talkeetna, AK
Airport
Talkeetna
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
ERHA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N125KT
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC08CA062
Reported as
Cessna A185F
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
7,500 total800 in this make and model6 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-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 rudder to straighten it out then the left wing struck the ground and the aircraft came to stop.

As the FAA filed it

(-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 RUDDER TO STRAIGHTEN IT OUT THEN THE LEFT WING STRUCK THE GROUND AND THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO STOP.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

Other reports on N125KT · 3

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