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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna A185F · Stoney River, AK · August 30, 2020

Date: August 30, 2020 · 13:30 local
Place: Stoney River, AK
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: PPOC
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N107L
NTSB investigation: NTSBANC20CA091
Reported as: Cessna A185F
Reported engine: Continental IO-520 series
People aboard: 4
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 17,464 total1,838 in this make and model124 in the last 90 days

N107LRegistered now · Cessna A185FS/N 18503535 · Built 1978 Airframe modelCessna A185F Engine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot was attempting to land to the west at an unimporoved airstrip near Stoney River (srv) in gusty wind conditions. During the flare the pilot lost control of the aircraft allowing the left wing to impact a tree and causing a chain reaction of impacts consistant with this tpye of accident.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND TO THE WEST AT AN UNIMPOROVED AIRSTRIP NEAR STONEY RIVER (SRV) IN GUSTY WIND CONDITIONS. DURING THE FLARE THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT ALLOWING THE LEFT WING TO IMPACT A TREE AND CAUSING A CHAIN REACTION OF IMPACTS CONSISTANT WITH THIS TPYE OF ACCIDENT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ANC20CA091Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · Data collectionFinal reportLime Village, AKThe pilot’s loss of control during the landing flare, which resulted in an impact with trees.Aug 30, 2020 · Substantial damage