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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 182C · King Salmon, AK · September 21, 2020

Date: September 21, 2020 · 14:05 local
Place: King Salmon, AK
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N182KT
NTSB investigation: NTSBANC20LA098
Reported as: Cessna 182C
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 391 total327 in this make and model117 in the last 90 days

N182KTRegistered now · Cessna 182AS/N 51396 Airframe modelCessna 182A Engine modelContinental O-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Pilot selected rwy 12 for crosswind landing. Landing was made and left gear separated from the aircraft on rollout. Pilot held aft elevator to maintain aircraft nose up until the left wingtip touched the runway surface and slowed the aircraft to a stop on the left side of the runway. Left wingtip, left aileron, left horizontal stabilizer and left elevator also damaged in landing.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT SELECTED RWY 12 FOR CROSSWIND LANDING. LANDING WAS MADE AND LEFT GEAR SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT ON ROLLOUT. PILOT HELD AFT ELEVATOR TO MAINTAIN AIRCRAFT NOSE UP UNTIL THE LEFT WINGTIP TOUCHED THE RUNWAY SURFACE AND SLOWED THE AIRCRAFT TO A STOP ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. LEFT WINGTIP, LEFT AILERON, LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER AND LEFT ELEVATOR ALSO DAMAGED IN LANDING.

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 ANC20LA098Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportKing Salmon, AKThe fatigue fracture failure of the left main landing gear U-bolt during landing, which resulted in the collapse and separation of the left main landing gear spring.Sep 21, 2020 · Substantial damage