44.3853° N, 74.2062° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at ADIRONDACK RGNL (SLK), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
April 10, 2009 · 18:00 local
Place
Saranac Lake, NY
Airport
Adirondack Regional
Phase of flight
Taxi
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N9821X
Reported as
Cessna 185
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,096 total288 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Pilot was at east ramp at slk, did 360 manuver proir to departure. Wind gust caught tail, pilot did not have yoke back and hit brakes causing prop to strike pavemant.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT WAS AT EAST RAMP AT SLK, DID 360 MANUVER PROIR TO DEPARTURE. WIND GUST CAUGHT TAIL, PILOT DID NOT HAVE YOKE BACK AND HIT BRAKES CAUSING PROP TO STRIKE PAVEMANT.