ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 357693
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| Date: | Monday 4 March 1996 |
| Time: | 18:00 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 185F |
| Owner/operator: | Talkeetna Air Taxi |
| Registration: | N5246E |
| MSN: | 18503943 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1980 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5438 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL IO-520 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Skwentna, AK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | , AK (KSKW) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot landed the ski-equipped airplane on a rough and uneven frozen lake, and the left main landing gear collapsed. Inspection showed that the gear failure was consistent with overload forces.
Probable Cause: the pilot's selection of an unsuitable area for landing. A factor associated with the accident was the rough and uneven terrain.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC96LA030
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 8 August 1990 | N5246E | Private | 0 | Talkeetna, AK | |
sub |
| 9 June 2003 | N5246E | Talkeetna Air Taxi Inc | 0 | Talkeetna, Alaska | |
sub |
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Mar-2024 20:41 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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