ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 352473
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| Date: | Thursday 7 October 1999 |
| Time: | 13:10 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna A185E |
| Owner/operator: | Gulf Air Taxi, Inc. |
| Registration: | N85CG |
| MSN: | 18501927 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1971 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5943 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental IO-520 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Yakutat, AK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | , AK (KYAK) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The certificated commercial pilot, with three passengers aboard, was landing on a remote soft, sand-covered river bank. After touchdown and during the landing roll, the right main landing gear leg collapsed, and the right wing struck the ground.
Probable Cause: The pilot's selection of an unsuitable landing area. A factor associated with the accident was soft terrain.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC00LA002
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 26 July 2001 | N85CG | Gulf Air Taxi, Inc. | 0 | Yakutat, AK | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 07-Mar-2024 16:44 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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