20230912011259A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 185 · Healy, AK · September 12, 2023

Date
September 12, 2023 · 17:00 local
Place
Healy, AK
Airport
Remote Strip
Phase of flight
Taxi
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
A3WC
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N34VV
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC23LA075
Reported as
Cessna 185
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,869 total290 in this make and model150 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

After landing on a Remote Strip, the pilot taxied the aircraft off the strip into some tall grass. The area of tall grass also had several inches of standing water which concealed a rut. When the aircraft went into this hidden rut it caused the tail to come up flipping the aircraft over its nose landing upside down. The aircraft sustained substantial damage. The pilot being the only occupant was able to climb out of the aircraft and sustained no injuries.

As the FAA filed it

AFTER LANDING ON A REMOTE STRIP, THE PILOT TAXIED THE AIRCRAFT OFF THE STRIP INTO SOME TALL GRASS. THE AREA OF TALL GRASS ALSO HAD SEVERAL INCHES OF STANDING WATER WHICH CONCEALED A RUT. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT WENT INTO THIS HIDDEN RUT IT CAUSED THE TAIL TO COME UP FLIPPING THE AIRCRAFT OVER ITS NOSE LANDING UPSIDE DOWN. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PILOT BEING THE ONLY OCCUPANT WAS ABLE TO CLIMB OUT OF THE AIRCRAFT AND SUSTAINED NO INJURIES.

NTSB investigation

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

Other reports on N34VV · 1

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