# Accident 20110517009899A: Cessna A185F, Talkeetna, AK, May 17, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 17, 2011, 13:50 local time
- Place: Talkeetna, AK
- Airport: Talkeetna
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: ERHA
- Location: 62.3206° N, 150.0936° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.3206&lon=-150.0936&mi=10
- Aircraft: N125KT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N125KT) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A185F (registry code 2072821, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185F
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 4,200 total, 10 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC11CA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC11CA032) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110517009899A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ANC11CA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC11CA032), May 17, 2011: Cessna A185F (N125KT), Talkeetna, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing.

## Other reports on N125KT (3)

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

- [Accident 20080505834679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080505834679A), May 5, 2008: Cessna A185F (N125KT), Talkeetna, AK, Substantial damage. (-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…
- [Incident 20060816018139I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060816018139I), Aug 16, 2006: Cessna A185F (N125KT), Talkeetna, AK, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot had landed on ruth glacier, was taxiing up glacier to reposition for later takeoff when aircraft taxied over a depression in snow. Pilot heard a…
- [Accident 19920617020819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920617020819A), Jun 17, 1992: Cessna 185F (N125KT), Talkeetna, AK, Substantial damage. Ground looped the tail wheel aircraft on landing.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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