# NTSB ANC77DAG25: Cessna 185, N20786, Glenallen, AK, January 23, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 23, 1977
- Place: Glenallen, AK · GLENALLEN, AK
- Location: 62.1092° N, 145.5464° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Glennallen, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.1092&lon=-145.5464&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 24, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 157053
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC77DAG25
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC77DAG25

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N20786), registered now, S/N 18503042, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185
- Registry model: [Cessna A185F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f) (registry code 2072821) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19770123001259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770123001259A), Jan 23, 1977: Cessna A185F, Glenallen, AK, Substantial damage. Nut found missing from upper rt gear attaching point. Lndd on ice covered with 12 inches of snow.

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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