Cessna A185 N107L

Summary

On 30 August 2020 at about 21:30 local time, a Cessna A185 registered N107L was involved in an accident near Lime Village, 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.

Date

30 August 2020 at 21:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Lime Village, Alaska, United States

Coordinates

61.5639, -156.2278

Aircraft

Cessna A185

Registration

N107L

Category

Airplane

Year built

1978

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter

Purpose of flight

Business

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Stoney River → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ANC20CA091

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s loss of control during the landing flare, which resulted in an impact with trees.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that during the landing flare, with a left quartering crosswind, the airplane drifted to the left. He attempted to correct the drift, however, the left wing impacted trees located parallel to the runway. Subsequently, the airplane spun to the left and came to rest nosed down in the trees. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage and left wing. The pilot reported no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. The pilot reported that he was landing on a heading of about 270° and that the wind was from 240° at about 20 MPH.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.