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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 185 · Mccarthy, AK · July 3, 2008

Date: July 3, 2008 · 17:30 local
Place: Mccarthy, AK
Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N80596
NTSB investigation: NTSBANC08LA085
Reported as: Cessna 185
Reported engine: Continental IO520F
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 520 total9 in this make and model9 in the last 90 days

N80596Registration cancelled Jul 12, 2017 · Cessna A185FS/N 18503130 · Built 1976 Airframe modelCessna A185F Engine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Pilot reported that while he was climbing through 1300 feet AGL he intentionally ran the right fuel tank dry. The engine subsequently quit. He switched tanks and attempted to restart the engine. He was unnable to restart the engine and was forced to make an emergency landing on an unapproved airstrip. As he approached the unapproved airstrip he found himself landing short of the unapproved airstrip and attempted to stretch the glide by slowing the aircraft. The aircraft stalled 10-15 feet off of the ground and the aircraft came down hard on its main gear, collapsing the left landing gear. The aircraft rolled over on its back and came to rest.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT REPORTED THAT WHILE HE WAS CLIMBING THROUGH 1300 FEET AGL HE INTENTIONALLY RAN THE RIGHT FUEL TANK DRY. THE ENGINE SUBSEQUENTLY QUIT. HE SWITCHED TANKS AND ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE ENGINE. HE WAS UNNABLE TO RESTART THE ENGINE AND WAS FORCED TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON AN UNAPPROVED AIRSTRIP. AS HE APPROACHED THE UNAPPROVED AIRSTRIP HE FOUND HIMSELF LANDING SHORT OF THE UNAPPROVED AIRSTRIP AND ATTEMPTED TO STRETCH THE GLIDE BY SLOWING THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT STALLED 10-15 FEET OFF OF THE GROUND AND THE AIRCRAFT CAME DOWN HARD ON ITS MAIN GEAR, COLLAPSING THE LEFT LANDING GEAR. THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED OVER ON ITS BACK AND CAME TO REST.

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 ANC08LA085Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMcCarthy, AKThe pilot's improper fuel management which resulted in fuel starvation and a loss of engine power during cruise flight. Contributing to the accident was an aerodynamic stall during the emergency landing, the pilot's fatigue, and his unfamiliarity with the…Jul 4, 2008 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N80596 · 1

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

Accident 19980621014479ARoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Chitina, AKLeft wheel hit soft area landing on remote strip. Bounced. Wheel ski assembly dug in. Aiarcraft nosed over. (.4)the certificated commercial pilot was landing on a remote airstrip next to a Lodge. The airstrip's gravel bar, and sand bar surface, was uneven and…Jun 21, 1998 · Substantial damage