What was found
FRONT EYE BOLT ATTACH BROKE AT FRONT SHOCK ABSORBER CAUSING SKI TO PITCH FORWARD DIGGING INTO SNOW.
- Difficulty date
- July 3, 1999
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N9890X
- Make and model
- Cessna 185
- Aircraft serial
- 1850090
- System (JASC)
- 3246 · Wheel/Ski/Float
- Part
- Ski
- Condition
- Broke
- Location
- Tail
- Part time
- 300 hours
- Stage of operation
- NR
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.