# NTSB ANC66A0042: Cessna 185, N5892T, Anchorage, AK, May 2, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 2, 1966
- Place: Anchorage, AK · ANCHORAGE, AK
- Location: 61.2181° N, 149.9003° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Anchorage, AK, within about 23 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2181&lon=-149.9003&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 8, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 172439
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC66A0042
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC66A0042

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5892T), registered now, S/N 185-0792, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185
- Registry model: [Cessna 185D](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-185d) (registry code 2072812) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental I0-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (registry code 17027, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Merrill Field

## Other investigations on N5892T (2)

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 GAA16CA503](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA503), Sep 22, 2016: Cessna 185 (N5892T), Fairbanks, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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…
- [NTSB ANC98LA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC98LA106), Jul 23, 1998: Cessna 185 (N5892T), Kenai, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control.

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.

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