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| Date: | Thursday 8 August 2024 |
| Time: | 10:00 |
| Type: |  Cessna A185F Skywagon |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N94260 |
| MSN: | 18503296 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1977 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Fairbanks, AK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Fairbanks International Airport, AK (FAI/PAFA) |
| Fairbanks, AK | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that, while landing at a short remote airstrip, the airplane touched down and veered left. The pilot attempted to correct with opposite rudder and brake; however, the airplane exited the left side of the airstrip into heavy vegetation. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage, empennage and both wings. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control while landing at a short remote airstrip.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=194913
Location
Images:
Photo: NTSB
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Aug-2024 17:56 | Captain Adam | Added |
| 17-Apr-2025 22:26 | Captain Adam | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, Photo, ] |
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