Cessna A185F N185M

Summary

On 2 May 2007 at about 01:00 local time, a Cessna A185F registered N185M, operated by Mountain Flying Service, was involved in an accident near Haines, Alaska, United States. 4 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

2 May 2007 at 01:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Haines, Alaska, United States

Coordinates

59.0056, -137.8075

Aircraft

Cessna A185F

Registration

N185M

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Mountain Flying Service

Operating rule

Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Haines → Haines

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ANC07LA035

Nobody was injured.

The main landing gear attachment bolts to the right ski sheared during the landing roll in deep snow, resulting in a nose down, and structural damage to the right wing and aileron.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airplane was being operated by a mountain flying service delivering climbers and their equipment to a glacier base camp, under Title 14, CFR Part 135. The commercial certificated pilot said during the landing roll on the glacier, while turning to the left, the right ski loaded up with snow. He said the ski attachment to the right main landing gear broke, and the gear leg dug into the snow. The airplane nosed down, and the right wing struck the surface of the glacier, damaging the wing and aileron. The pilot said an examination of the landing gear revealed that the ski attaching bolts had sheared. He said he had made several trips to the glacier that day, and that there were no problems with the airplane or the landing gear prior to the accident.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.