# Accident 20210304001109A: Cessna A185F, Trinity Lake, AK, March 4, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 4, 2021, 15:00 local time
- Place: Trinity Lake, AK
- Airport: Trinity Lake
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.6021° N, 151.4500° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.6021&lon=-151.4500&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1848R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1848R) (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: 20,055 total, 1,900 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC21LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC21LA022) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210304001109A

## Narrative

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

AFTER TAKE-OFF FROM FROZEN SNOW-COVERED LAKE, R/H SKI AFT CHECK CABLE DISCONNECTED AND SKI WENT VERTICAL. PILOT DID GO-AROUND AND RETURNED TO LANDING AREA. SKI RETURNED TO HORIZONTAL ON LANDING, YOKE BROKE ON R/H SKI, RIGHT MAIN GEAR TORN FROM AIRCRAFT AND AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED TO THE RIGHT. SKI REMAINED WITH AIRCRAFT.

## 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 ANC21LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC21LA022), Mar 5, 2021: Cessna A185F (N1848R), Skwentna, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: Installation of improper hardware on the ski check cable. Contributing to the accident was the inadequate inspection of the ski yokes, which resulted in the subsequent failure of the right main…

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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