Cessna A185F N4756E

Summary

On 14 April 2007 at about 17:15 local time, a Cessna A185F registered N4756E was involved in an accident near Ashland, Maine, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

14 April 2007 at 17:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Ashland, Maine, United States

Nearest airport

None (NONE)

Coordinates

46.5169, -69.1186

Aircraft

Cessna A185F

Registration

N4756E

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Public Use

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Eagle Lake → Ashland

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC07CA097

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control while taxiing, which resulted in a nose over. A factor in this accident was the frozen, slush covered lake.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot landed the Cessna A185F, which was equipped with skis, on a frozen slush covered lake without incident. The pilot stated that the airplane required a lot of engine power to taxi. While taxiing, the pilot felt a slight bump, and initiated a left turn, which required additional engine power. The tail of the airplane quickly shifted to the right. The pilot immediately applied right rudder and pulled the power back; however, the right ski sunk into the slush, and the airplane nosed over onto the right wing. Examination of the airplane did not reveal any preaccident mechanical malfunctions, nor did the pilot report any. The pilot reported 1,924 hours of total flight experience, which included about 1,660 hours in the same make and model as the accident airplane.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.