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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna A185F · Aniak, AK · March 19, 2011

Date
March 19, 2011 · 14:30 local
Place
Aniak, AK
Airport
Aniak
Phase of flight
Taxi
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5182H
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC11CA018
Reported as
Cessna A185F
Reported engine
Continental IO-520 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
5,700 total1,700 in this make and model130 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.

After refueling, the pilot was taxiing in gusty winds to the ski strip for takeoff. During taxi, a ski hit a rut and the rt. Gear collapsed. Damage was to the rt gear, rt. Wing tip, rt. Aileron, and rt. Door frame.

As the FAA filed it

AFTER REFUELING, THE PILOT WAS TAXIING IN GUSTY WINDS TO THE SKI STRIP FOR TAKEOFF. DURING TAXI, A SKI HIT A RUT AND THE RT. GEAR COLLAPSED. DAMAGE WAS TO THE RT GEAR, RT. WING TIP, RT. AILERON, AND RT. DOOR FRAME.

NTSB investigation

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