ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 366181
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| Date: | Monday 17 September 1990 |
| Time: | 20:21 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 185 |
| Owner/operator: | Rogar Dowding |
| Registration: | N70087 |
| MSN: | 01953 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5384 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL IO-520-FCD |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Upper Colleen, AK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Fort Yukon, AK (FYU) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
DURING THE LANDING ROLL ON A ROUGH AND UNEVEN GRAVEL BAR, THE AIRPLANE'S RIGHT MAIN LANDING AXLE FAILED. THE AIRPLANE TRAVELED APPROXIMATELY 150 FEET BEFORE GROUND LOOPING. EXAMINATION OF THE BROKEN AXLE REVEALED NO MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION OR FAILURE.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO SELECT SUITABLE TERRAIN FOR LANDING. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE ROUGH AND UNEVEN TERRAIN.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC90LA180
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 20-Mar-2024 18:14 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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