Cessna A185F N8310Q

Summary

On 23 November 2013 at about 18:15 local time, a Cessna A185F registered N8310Q, operated by Maher Michael P Trustee, was involved in an accident near Nenana, Alaska, United States. One person was 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

23 November 2013 at 18:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Nenana, Alaska, United States

Coordinates

64.4705, -148.5701

Aircraft

Cessna A185F

Registration

N8310Q

Category

Airplane

Year built

1978

Engines

1

Operator

Maher Michael P Trustee

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Fairbanks → Nenana

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ANC14CA009

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane, which resulted in a collision with terrain.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot was landing a wheel/ski equipped airplane on a frozen, wind-blown, ice and snow-covered lake. He had established a landing area earlier in the day, by laying down ski tracks with a friends ski equipped airplane. Upon touchdown, the airplane did not slow as expected, and it began to veer off the proposed landing area. While attempting to correct for the veer, the right ski struck a hole hidden underneath the snow and ice, and the right main landing gear leg separated from the airplane. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the right wing and aileron. The pilot reported no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.