# Accident 20190717021589A: Cessna A185F, Ruth Glacier, AK, July 17, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 17, 2019, 15:28 local time
- Place: Ruth Glacier, AK
- Airport: Don Sheldon Amphitheater
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: EMWC
- Location: 62.9672° N, 150.7489° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.9672&lon=-150.7489&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 SERIES
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC19LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC19LA049) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190717021589A

## Narrative

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

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 MAKE A 180 DEGREE TURN TO TAXI TO PARKING, HE HEARD A SMALL POP, AND FELT THE AIRCRAFT SETTLE SLIGHTLY TO THE RIGHT.  PILOT IMMEDIATELY STOPPED AND SHUT DOWN THE AIRCRAFT AND GOT OUT TO INSPECT.  UPON INSPECTION HE NOTICED THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT SITTING VISIBLY LOWER THAN THE LEFT.  HE EXPECTED THAT A LANDING GEAR LEG OR BRACKET HAD BROKEN, AND THE DECISION WAS MADE TO HAVE THE AIRCRAFT LIFTED BACK TO TALKEETNA BY HELICOPTER.

## 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 ANC19LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC19LA049), Jul 17, 2019: Cessna A185 (N121EE), Talkeetna, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: A fracture of the right outboard landing gear bracket for undetermined reasons.

## Other reports on N121EE (1)

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

- [Accident 20111127028009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111127028009A), Nov 27, 2011: Cessna A185F (N121EE), Talkeetna, AK, Minor damage. 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…

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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