- Date
- July 18, 1980
- Place
- Collinsville, AK · COLLINSVILLE, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N9855XCessna 185
- Status
- Completed · report August 19, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800718031489A
- Case key
- 129494
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1954 80/7/18 COLLINSVILLE,AK CESSNA 185 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 40, 1642 TIME - 1730 N9855X PX- 0 0 1 AIR TAXI-PASSG TOTAL HOURS, 155 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - COLLINSVILLE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION TALKEETNA,AK COLLINSVILLE,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE REMARKS- PLT FLEW ACFT BFR IT WAS RELEASED FRM MAINT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9855X
- Reported as
- Cessna 185
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Collinsville
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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.
Other investigations on N9855X · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB ANC23LA059Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportIliamna, AKThe passenger’s inadvertent application of brakes during landing that resulted in a nose over.NTSB ANC98LA067Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportChickaloon, AKThe pilot's inadvertent activation of the fuel boost pump selector switch during final approach, which resulted in an overly rich mixture and subsequent loss of engine power.NTSB ANC97LA110Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportTalkeetna, AKThe pilots failure to maintain terrain clearance during the downslope, downwind, high altitude, takeoff. Factors were the snow and lighting conditions, and the tailwind takeoff.