ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 229635
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| Date: | Saturday 22 December 2018 |
| Time: | 18:30 |
| Type: |  Cessna A185 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N93018 |
| MSN: | 18503161 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1976 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3940 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental IO-520D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Big Lake, AK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Big Lake, AK |
| Big Lake, AK | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
According to the pilot, upon returning from a short sightseeing flight in his tailwheel-equipped airplane, the landing and taxi lights would not illuminate. Due to the dark night conditions and the inoperable landing and taxi lights, the pilot chose to land on a roadway rather than the short ice-covered, private airstrip that he had used for departure. Unbeknownst to the pilot, a snow berm had been placed in the roadway. During the landing roll, the airplane struck the snow berm and nosed over
The airplane sustained substantial damage to the wings, horizontal stabilizer, and rudder.
The pilot reported that a postaccident examination revealed that the factory connection for the landing and taxi lights had failed at the 4-pin connector.
The pilot reported no other mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
The pilot stated that the accident might have been prevented if the flight had been limited to daylight operations.
Probable Cause: The pilot's improper decision to land on a roadway during dark night conditions with inoperable landing and taxi lights, which resulted in an impact with a snow berm.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 5 September 1987 | N93018 | Don Tanner | 0 | Wasilla, AK | |
sub |
| 1 July 1993 | N93018 | Private | 0 | Wasilla, AK | |
sub |
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Oct-2019 07:55 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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