ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 370550
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| Date: | Wednesday 16 August 2000 |
| Time: | 18:00 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 185 |
| Owner/operator: | Paul Swanstrom |
| Registration: | N185M |
| MSN: | 18504264 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1981 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 6500 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental IO-520 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | YAKUTAT, AK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | HAINES, AK (HNS) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot said that during landing on firm sand, the right landing gear leg separated at the wheel attachment upper bolts. The remaining gear leg dug into the sand, and the airplane spun around. The airplane sustained substantial damage to both main landing gear attachments, and both wings. The NTSB materials laboratory found areas of fatigue at both upper bolt holes. Corrosion pitting was found at one of the fatigue sites. The airplane had been operated on skis in the past.
Probable Cause: The total fatigue failure of the right main landing gear leg.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC00LA105
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 1 May 2007 | N185M | Mountain Flying Service | 0 | Haines, Alaska | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 25-Mar-2024 11:52 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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