- Date
- January 23, 1977
- Place
- Glenallen, AK · GLENALLEN, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N20786Cessna 185
- Status
- Completed · report February 24, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770123001259A
- Case key
- 157053
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0077 77/1/23 NR.GLENALLEN,AK CESSNA 185 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1300 N20786 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 54, 30000 TOTAL DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, 5000 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAKE LOUISE,AK LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MISSING PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL) FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED REMARKS- NUT FOUND MISSING FROM UPPER RT GEAR ATTACHING POINT. LNDD ON ICE COVERED WITH 12 INCHES OF SNOW.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N20786
- Reported as
- Cessna 185
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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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.