ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 286833
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| Date: | Sunday 5 July 2009 |
| Time: | 18:30 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna A185F |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N4448R |
| MSN: | 18502960 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1976 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4409 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental IO 520 SERIES |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Skwentna, Alaska -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Anchorage-Lake Hood, AK (LHD/PALH) |
| Shell Lake, AK | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The private pilot had a hard landing during a personal flight in a float-equipped airplane under Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. In a written report to the NTSB, the pilot stated, in part: 'With the glassy water and the smoke haze I lost my depth perception and hit the water hard.†A postflight examination revealed that the airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage. The pilot wrote in his report that the accident could have been prevented by using the shoreline to determine altitude during landing. He noted that there were no preaccident mechanical problems with the airplane.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to recognize his proximity to the glassy water landing surface while flying in smoke haze, and his failure to maintain a proper descent rate during the landing approach.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC09CA067
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Oct-2022 16:46 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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