- Date
- March 30, 1973
- Place
- Kenai, AK · KENAI, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N70183Cessna 185E
- Status
- Completed · report May 18, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730330006839A
- Case key
- 170342
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0712 73/3/30 KENAI,ALAS CESSNA 185E CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1730 N70183 PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 33, 7195 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 36 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - KENAI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION KENAI,ALAS LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING FACTOR(S) SYSTEMS - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: RUDDER AND RUDDER TAB CONTROL SYSTEM MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JAMMED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL GROUND-WATER-LOOP-SWERVE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PROBLEM REMARKS- TOOK OFF WITH R SIDE RUDDER PEDALS STOWED. UN MAINTAIN LDG CTL WITH LIMITED BRAKES AVAIL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N70183
- Reported as
- Cessna 185E
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Kenai
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.