# Accident 20111127028009A: Cessna A185F, Talkeetna, AK, November 27, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 27, 2011, 13:30 local time
- Place: Talkeetna, AK
- Airport: Talkeetna Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: EMWC
- Location: 62.3214° N, 150.0927° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at TALKEETNA (TKA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.3214&lon=-150.0927&mi=10
- Aircraft: N121EE, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N121EE) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 12,000 total, 8,500 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111127028009A

## Narrative

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

WHILE AIRCRAFT WAS IN CRUISE RIGHT AFT LANDING SKI (FLUDYNE 3600)CABLE CAME LOOSE. (POSSIBLE CAUSE CLEVIS PIN FAILURE.)SKI SWUNG TO THE VERTICAL POSITION HITTING THE RIGHT WING STRUT AND RIGHT LANDING GEAR STRUT, DAMAGING THE WING STRUT.ON LANDING SKI REPOSITIONED TO THE LANDING POSITION AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. WEATHER CONDITIONSVMC CONDITIONS, WEATHER NO FACTOR.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N121EE (1)

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

- [Accident 20190717021589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190717021589A), Jul 17, 2019: Cessna A185F (N121EE), Ruth Glacier, AK, Substantial damage. Flight was from talkeetna to the mountain house strip near Ruth Glacier. The Glacier landing was normal but as the pilot finished his rollout and slowed to…

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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