- Date
- May 2, 1966
- Place
- Anchorage, AK · ANCHORAGE, AK
- Injuries
- 5 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5892TCessna 185
- Status
- Completed · report December 8, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 172439
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0395 66/5/2 ANCHORAGE ALAS CESSNA 185 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 46, 20000 TIME - 1740 N5892T PX- 0 0 4 AIR TAXI-PASSG TOTAL HOURS, 1000 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MERRILL FIELD TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: WHEELS,TIRES,AXLES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE REMARKS- OUTER BEARING RACE AND RETAINING BOSS IN WHEEL HUBS FAILED.LEFT WHEEL CAME OFF.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5892T
- Reported as
- Cessna 185
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Merrill Field
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Other investigations on N5892T · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB GAA16CA503Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportFairbanks, AKThe pilot’s failure to recognize he was taking off with a tailwind and his inadequate compensation for taking off with a tailwind, which led to the airplane’s failure to attain a climb and a subsequent forced landing.NTSB ANC98LA106Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportKenai, AKThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control.