ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 294684
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| Date: | Saturday 7 August 2004 |
| Time: | 17:30 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 185F |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N61609 |
| MSN: | 18504235 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1981 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1847 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental IO550-D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Wasilla, Alaska -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Big Lake Airport, AK (BGQ/PAGQ) |
| Wasilla Airport, AK (WWA/PAWS) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The private certificated pilot was landing with a left crosswind. At touchdown, the airplane veered to the right and departed off the right side of the runway. The airplane then collided with a ditch, and the right main landing gear strut was torn off the airplane. The airplane received structural damage to the landing gear, fuselage, and the right wing.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to compensate for a crosswind during landing and his failure to maintain directional control, which resulted in a loss of control and collision with a ditch. A factor contributing to the accident was a crosswind.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC04LA090
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 19 August 1996 | N61609 | Econorex Systems Inc. | 0 | Midland, TX | |
sub |
| 5 June 1999 | N61609 | Lawrence A. Smith | 1 | Soldotna, AK | |
sub |
| Bounced on landing | ||||||
| 21 August 2011 | N61609 | 0 | Polson, Montana | |
sub | |
| Runway excursion | ||||||
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Oct-2022 07:55 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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