ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 295744
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| Date: | Monday 9 June 2003 |
| Time: | 10:45 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna A185 |
| Owner/operator: | Talkeetna Air Taxi Inc |
| Registration: | N5246E |
| MSN: | 18503943 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1980 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 9192 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental IO-520 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Talkeetna, Alaska -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Talkeetna Airport, AK (TKA/PATK) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot of the wheel ski-equipped airplane was attempting to takeoff down-slope from a remote mountain glacier airstrip for an air taxi sightseeing flight . The pilot reported that the snow on the runway was fresh and wet, which slowed the airplane's acceleration. He said he elected to abort the takeoff because of the airplane's slow acceleration and low airspeed. Following the aborted takeoff, he initiated a left turn to return to the top of the airstrip for another takeoff attempt. As the airplane turned, the pilot said it felt like the right main landing gear wheel ski encountered a soft spot or sink hole, and sank deeper into the snow. As soon the as the ski sank, the airplane nosed over. The airplane received structural damage to the fuselage and right wing. A national park ranger who flew to the accident scene reported that it appeared that the airplane's tailwheel-ski never touched down before the left turn was initiated. He said the proper procedure for an aborted takeoff on the glacier is to come to a complete stop going straight, deplane the passengers, make the turn up-slope, and then taxi back for takeoff.
Probable Cause: The pilot's excessive taxi speed while attempting to turn the airplane in soft snow, which resulted in a nose over. A factor in the accident was soft snow.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC03LA057
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 8 August 1990 | N5246E | Private | 0 | Talkeetna, AK | |
sub |
| 4 March 1996 | N5246E | Talkeetna Air Taxi | 0 | Skwentna, AK | |
sub |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 13-Oct-2022 12:23 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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