Crash location | 62.320556°N, 150.093611°W |
Nearest city | Talkeetna, AK
62.323889°N, 150.109444°W 0.6 miles away |
Tail number | N125KT |
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Accident date | 05 May 2008 |
Aircraft type | Cessna 185 |
Additional details: | None |
The airline transport certificated pilot was doing touch and go landings. On the fourth landing the airplane veered sharply to the right and ground-looped, striking the left wing on the runway. The airplane received substantial damage to the left wing and left aileron. The pilot indicated that there was no preaccident mechanical problems with the airplane.
The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll. Contributing to the accident was an inadvertent ground-loop.