ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 294071
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| Date: | Saturday 26 February 2005 |
| Time: | 15:00 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna A185F |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N80449 |
| MSN: | 18503119 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1976 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1902 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental IO-520 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Russian Mission, Alaska -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Bethel Airport, AK (BET/PABE) |
| Russian Mission, AK | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The private pilot reported that he flared too high while landing his wheel-ski equipped airplane on a remote, frozen river. The airplane subsequently landed hard, and collapsed the left main landing gear, resulting in structural damage to the airplane fuselage and the main landing gear's left gear box. He noted that part of his cargo was a gasoline-powered ice auger, and it was leaking fuel. He said he rushed his landing approach to get the airplane on the ground and remove the auger.
Probable Cause: The pilot's misjudged landing flare during landing, which resulted in a hard landing and structural damage to the fuselage when the left main landing gear collapsed. A factor associated with the accident is pressure placed upon the pilot by the conditions/events (leaking gas in the cargo compartment).
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC05LA043
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Oct-2022 16:59 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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