Accident · 2025-03-07

NTSB case ANC25LA030 · CESSNA A185F · Part 91

What the record says

Event date
2025-03-07
Event type
Accident
Highest injury level
No injuries
Aircraft
CESSNA A185F (N1718R)
Operating rule
Part 91
Operator
operator not named in the NTSB record

Probable cause

Maintenance personnel’s reuse of worn hardware during the installation of the landing gear assembly and the hardware’s failure and subsequent separation of the gear leg from the landing gear box assembly during taxi.

Source: NTSB case ANC25LA030

Flight crew

Certification and experience as recorded in the NTSB accident database for this event. The NTSB records these facts about the crew's flying history; GroundCheck shows them as filed, without names or identities.

RoleCertificateInstrument ratingAgeMedicalFlight hours
Pilot pilot flyingPrivateNone57Class 3 (2024-03-12)2,081 total · 545 in this make/model · 2,040 as PIC · 10 last 90 days

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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