ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 354315
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| Date: | Tuesday 16 June 1998 |
| Time: | 13:15 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna A185F |
| Owner/operator: | Douglas Geeting Aviation, Inc. |
| Registration: | N185DG |
| MSN: | 18503802 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1979 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 6561 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental IO-520D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Talkeetna, AK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Kahiltna Glac'r, AK |
| Talkeetna, AK (TKA) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
During takeoff from a glacier off airport landing site, the right landing gear leg and ski separated from the airplane and both wings contacted the snow. Postaccident inspection revealed multiple site fatigue cracks at both upper wheel attachment bolt holes on the right landing gear leg. The airplane was routinely used for off airport landings on both wheels and skis. The airplane had accumulated 6,561 hours in operation at the time of the accident. No life limit (hours or cycles) exists for Cessna 185 landing gear legs. The only inspection for cracks is a visual inspection for general condition performed at 100 hour and annual intervals. This inspection does not require removal of the wheels/skis, nor does it require removal of any paint coatings prior to inspection.
Probable Cause: The failure of the right main landing gear leg due to fatigue cracking. A factor associated with this accident is the inadequate inspection procedure specified by the manufacturer.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC98LA074
History of this aircraft
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| 1 February 2022 | N185DG | Western Pilot Service Inc | 0 | Gila Bend Municipal Airport (E63), AZ | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 11-Mar-2024 12:59 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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