ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 363592
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| Date: | Sunday 24 May 1992 |
| Time: | 12:10 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 185 |
| Owner/operator: | Jim And Julie Okonek |
| Registration: | N124KT |
| MSN: | 18503765 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1979 |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL IO-520-D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Kahiltna Glacie, AK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | |
| Talkeetna, AK (TKA) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
DURING A TAKEOFF RUN ON THE KAHILTNA GLACIER THE LEFT WHEEL SKI PIVOT SHAFT FRACTURED AND FAILED CAUSING THE RIGHT WING TO DRAG ON THE SNOW. EXAMINATION OF THE PIVOT SHAFT SHOWED THAT THE METAL WAS 4300 SERIES STEEL, THE TWO KEYWAYS WERE MACHINED DIFFERENTLY, AND THE RADIUS ON THE CIRCUMFERENTIAL STEP WAS IRREGULAR. THESE AREAS DID NOT MEET THE SPECIFICATIONS SET FORTH IN THE MANUFACTURER'S BLUEPRINTS.
Probable Cause: THE FRACTURE OF THE LANDING GEAR WHEEL SKI PIVOT SHAFT DUE TO IMPROPER MANUFACTURE.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC92LA078
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 20 July 1993 | N124KT | James Okonek | 0 | Denali Nat'l Pk, AK | |
w/o |
| Fuel starvation | ||||||
| 23 November 2011 | N121EE | Sheldon Air Service | 0 | Talkeetna, Alaska | |
sub |
| 17 July 2019 | N121EE | 0 | Talkeetna, Alaska | |
sub | |
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Mar-2024 18:56 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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