20130105000789A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna A185E · Skwentna, AK · January 5, 2013

Date
January 5, 2013 · 12:30 local
Place
Skwentna, AK
Airport
Off Airport
Phase of flight
Taxi
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4538F
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC13CA020
Reported as
Cessna A185E
Reported engine
Continental IO-520 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,800 total1,200 in this make and model8 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.

During taxi after landing on a frozen lake, the right ski hit overflow ice and the right stub axle bolts broke. The aircraft sustained substantial damage.

As the FAA filed it

DURING TAXI AFTER LANDING ON A FROZEN LAKE, THE RIGHT SKI HIT OVERFLOW ICE AND THE RIGHT STUB AXLE BOLTS BROKE. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

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 N4538F · 1

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