Cessna 185 N432X
7 September 2013 · Mentasta Lake, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 7 September 2013 at about 23:30 local time, a Cessna 185 registered N432X, operated by Copper Valley Air Service LLC, was involved in an accident near Mentasta Lake, Alaska, United States. 3 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.
The record
- Date
- at 23:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Mentasta Lake, Alaska, United States
- Coordinates
- 62.7386, -143.0036
- Aircraft
- Cessna 185
- Registration
- N432X
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1961
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Copper Valley Air Service LLC
- Operating rule
- Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Mentasta Lake → Mentasta Lake
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ANC13CA108
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Probable cause
The pilots improper flare, which resulted in a hard landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot was landing a tailwheel and tundra tire-equipped airplane at an off-airport site. Just before touchdown he felt the airplane sink, and added power to correct the condition, but the airplane hit hard and bounced. He recovered from the bounce, and brought the airplane to a full stop. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage. The pilot reported no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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All 1,004 records for this type
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