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FAA accident report · Cessna A185E · Chugiak, AK · June 23, 2024

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Date
June 23, 2024 · 18:30 local
Place
Chugiak, AK
Airport
Birchwood Airport
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N748WP
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC24LA059
Reported as
Cessna A185E
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours
14,727 total61 in this make and model65 in the last 90 days
N748WPRegistered now · Cessna A185ES/N 185-1207 · Built 1967Airframe modelCessna A185EEngine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

According to pilot, after MLG touchdown and decelerating, strong gust from the left, nose tracked to the left and right wing went upward, could not compensate. Right wing came back down hard, right MLG wheel assy and axle assy departed (mounting bolts sheared, right MLG dragged asphalt then detached, broke off). Right wing tip and propeller also impacted runway surface. Aircraft skidded to halt in grass left of runway.

As the FAA filed it

ACCORDING TO PILOT, AFTER MLG TOUCHDOWN AND DECELERATING, STRONG GUST FROM THE LEFT, NOSE TRACKED TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT WING WENT UPWARD, COULD NOT COMPENSATE. RIGHT WING CAME BACK DOWN HARD, RIGHT MLG WHEEL ASSY AND AXLE ASSY DEPARTED (MOUNTING BOLTS SHEARED, RIGHT MLG DRAGGED ASPHALT THEN DETACHED, BROKE OFF). RIGHT WING TIP AND PROPELLER ALSO IMPACTED RUNWAY SURFACE. AIRCRAFT SKIDDED TO HALT IN GRASS LEFT OF RUNWAY.

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 ANC24LA059Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportAnchorage, AKThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing in gusting crosswind conditions.Jun 24, 2024 · Substantial damage