Summary
On March 04, 1996, a Cessna 185F (N5246E) was involved in an incident near Skwentna, AK. All 3 people aboard were uninjured. The aircraft sustained substantial damage.
The National Transportation Safety Board determined the probable cause of this incident to be: The pilot's selection of an unsuitable area for landing. A factor associated with the accident was the rough and uneven terrain.
On March 4, 1996, about 1700 Alaska standard time, a ski equipped Cessna 185F airplane, N5246E, sustained substantial damage while landing on a frozen lake located about 52 miles west of Skwentna, Alaska. The commercial certificated pilot and two passengers aboard were not injured. The 14 CFR Part 135 on-demand air taxi flight was operated by Talkeetna Air Taxi in visual meteorological conditions. The flight last departed Skwentna, Alaska, at 1630.
The pilot reported he landed on Puntilla Lake with two passengers. During the landing roll, the airplane's left main landing gear collapsed. The pilot wrote in his report to the NTSB that the landing didn't seem hard enough to break the landing gear.
This incident is documented in NTSB report ANC96LA030. AviatorDB cross-references NTSB investigation data with FAA registry records to provide comprehensive safety information for aircraft N5246E.
Accident Details
Probable Cause and Findings
the pilot's selection of an unsuitable area for landing. A factor associated with the accident was the rough and uneven terrain.
Aircraft Information
Registered Owner (Historical)
Analysis
On March 4, 1996, about 1700 Alaska standard time, a ski equipped Cessna 185F airplane, N5246E, sustained substantial damage while landing on a frozen lake located about 52 miles west of Skwentna, Alaska. The commercial certificated pilot and two passengers aboard were not injured. The 14 CFR Part 135 on-demand air taxi flight was operated by Talkeetna Air Taxi in visual meteorological conditions. The flight last departed Skwentna, Alaska, at 1630.
The pilot reported he landed on Puntilla Lake with two passengers. During the landing roll, the airplane's left main landing gear collapsed. The pilot wrote in his report to the NTSB that the landing didn't seem hard enough to break the landing gear.
An A&P mechanic with Inspection Authorization (IA), who acts as the Director of Maintenance for Talkeetna Air Taxi, and went to the accident site to perform temporary repairs, reported that the pilot was landing on fairly rough and uneven snow and ice, and that the damage to the left main landing gear is consistent with overload.
Data Source
Data provided by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). For more information on this event, visit the NTSB Records Search website. NTSB# ANC96LA030