# Accident 20130308004559A: Cessna A185F, Talkeetna, AK, March 8, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 8, 2013, 12:49 local time
- Place: Talkeetna, AK
- Airport: Talkeetna
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: TL7C
- Location: 62.8569° N, 150.7020° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.8569&lon=-150.7020&mi=10
- Aircraft: N185FK, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N185FK) (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: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 11,500 total, 6,910 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC13LA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC13LA032) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130308004559A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT STATED HE WAS LANDING AT BACK SIDE LAKE FOR TOURIST. HE CIRCLED THE LAKE THEN LANDED TO THE WEST.  AFTER LANDING THE SNOW FELT VERY HEAVY, IT REQUIRED ADDITIONAL POWER TO TAXI. HE APPLIED ADDITIONAL POWER TO TURN THE AIRCRAFT WHILE IN THE TURN THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUTERED SNOW COVER OVERFLOW AND FLIPED OVER.

## 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 ANC13LA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC13LA032), Mar 8, 2013: Cessna A185F (N185FK), Talkeetna, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The overstress fracture and failure of the right wheel/ski arm while taxiing in snow and water-overflow terrain conditions, which resulted in a noseover.

## Other reports on N185FK (3)

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

- [Incident 20100322004909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100322004909I), Mar 22, 2010: Cessna A185F (N185FK), Talkeetna, AK, Minor damage. The pilot was interviewed in Talkeetna on 03/23/2010. He stated that he initiated the takeoff from the kahiltna glacier after lining up downhill with a 10 mile…
- [Incident 19971102040239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971102040239I), Nov 2, 1997: Cessna A185F (N185FK), Talkeetna, AK, Minor damage. Narrative: aircraft departed Talkeetna for Mt. Mckinley area on scenic flight. While in cruise flight, pilot heard loud crack. Aircraft pitched up, then down,…
- [Accident 19931108046169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931108046169A), Nov 8, 1993: Cessna A185F (N185FK), Chefornak, AK, Substantial damage. Weathervaned into severe gusty crosswind on takeoff. Slid sideways. Wing hit runway exceeded crosswind component.

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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