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FAA incident report · Cessna A185F · Hanna, UT · July 11, 2022

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Date
July 11, 2022 · 07:45 local
Place
Hanna, UT
Airport
Heber City Municipal - Russ Mcdonal
Phase of flight
Maneuver
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N86109
Reported as
Cessna A185F
Reported engine
Continental IO-520 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
13,208 total3,996 in this make and model65 in the last 90 days
N86109Registered now · Cessna A185FS/N 18503153 · Built 1976Airframe modelCessna A185FEngine 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.

On July 11, 2022, the pilot in command (PIC) of privacy data omitted departed Heber city municipal airport (36U) in VMC conditions. The aircraft headed east into the uinta-wasatch cache national forest area with intent to stock mountain lakes with fish. After dispensing four of the six chambers, the PIC proceeded to brown duck mountain for the fifth dispersal. They entered the western box canyon from the west intending to test the air prior to dispersal. The PIC descended in a hard right hand bank along the northwestern side of the mountain causing them to lose airspeed/altitude. The stall indicator activated so the PIC advanced the throttle; however, aircraft altitude was too low. It impacted a tree along the right side causing minor damage to the propeller, right engine cowling, engine exhaust, right wing strut, and right horizontal stabalizer. The PIC was able to recover and returned to 36U uneventfully. Adsb data does not show the flight path due to a lack of towers in/around that area. Counseling recommended

As the FAA filed it

ON JULY 11, 2022, THE PILOT IN COMMAND (PIC) OF ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DEPARTED HEBER CITY MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (36U) IN VMC CONDITIONS. THE AIRCRAFT HEADED EAST INTO THE UINTA-WASATCH CACHE NATIONAL FOREST AREA WITH INTENT TO STOCK MOUNTAIN LAKES WITH FISH. AFTER DISPENSING FOUR OF THE SIX CHAMBERS, THE PIC PROCEEDED TO BROWN DUCK MOUNTAIN FOR THE FIFTH DISPERSAL. THEY ENTERED THE WESTERN BOX CANYON FROM THE WEST INTENDING TO TEST THE AIR PRIOR TO DISPERSAL. THE PIC DESCENDED IN A HARD RIGHT HAND BANK ALONG THE NORTHWESTERN SIDE OF THE MOUNTAIN CAUSING THEM TO LOSE AIRSPEED/ALTITUDE. THE STALL INDICATOR ACTIVATED SO THE PIC ADVANCED THE THROTTLE; HOWEVER, AIRCRAFT ALTITUDE WAS TOO LOW. IT IMPACTED A TREE ALONG THE RIGHT SIDE CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER, RIGHT ENGINE COWLING, ENGINE EXHAUST, RIGHT WING STRUT, AND RIGHT HORIZONTAL STABALIZER. THE PIC WAS ABLE TO RECOVER AND RETURNED TO 36U UNEVENTFULLY. ADSB DATA DOES NOT SHOW THE FLIGHT PATH DUE TO A LACK OF TOWERS IN/AROUND THAT AREA. COUNSELING RECOMMENDED