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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna A185F · Talkeetna, AK · May 17, 2011

Date
May 17, 2011 · 13:50 local
Place
Talkeetna, AK
Airport
Talkeetna
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
ERHA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N125KT
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC11CA032
Reported as
Cessna A185F
Reported engine
Continental IO-520 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
4,200 total10 in this make and model30 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.

Pilot in left seat made a wheel landing as tail came down a/c vered to right and pilot in the left seat over corrected to the left. The company ck pilot took over the controlls but failed to recover a/c before a/c ground looped.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT IN LEFT SEAT MADE A WHEEL LANDING AS TAIL CAME DOWN A/C VERED TO RIGHT AND PILOT IN THE LEFT SEAT OVER CORRECTED TO THE LEFT. THE COMPANY CK PILOT TOOK OVER THE CONTROLLS BUT FAILED TO RECOVER A/C BEFORE A/C GROUND LOOPED.

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

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