Individually Owned: 151,845
Corporate Owned: 143,699
Dixie Usfs Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report
Dixie, Idaho 83677
Friday, February 26, 2010 11:30 MST
NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident
According to the pilots of both airplanes, they were flying to the airport where the accident occurred as a flight of two. After arriving at the airport, the Cessna 185 pilot overflew the runway and requested that a friend on the ground check the condition of the snow-covered runway, which was reported as being in excellent condition, smooth and well-compacted. The Cessna 185 pilot landed and taxied to the end of the runway where he turned his airplane around and shut it down. The experimental FK1, which was equipped with skis instead of wheels, landed and was not slowing at the rate the pilot expected. The pilot said that, because of a lack of rudder effectiveness, the experimental FK1 veered uncontrollably to the left and struck the other airplane head on. The Cessna 185 sustained structural damage to the firewall. Both pilots reported no mechanical problems with either the airframes or engines of their respective airplanes. The pilot of the experimental FK1 stated that landing on skis at an unfamiliar airport, with untried surface conditions and with an airplane near the rollout area, was not recommended.
NTSB Probable Cause Narrative
The failure of the experimental FK1 pilot to maintain clearance from a parked airplane while landing.
Event Information
| Type of Event | Accident |
| Event Date | 2/26/2010 |
| Event Day of the Week | Friday |
| Time of Event | 1130 |
| Event Time Zone | Mountain Standard Time |
| Event City | Dixie |
| Event State | IDAHO |
| Event Country | -- |
| Zipcode of the event site | 83677 |
| Event Date Year | 2010 |
| Event Date Month | 2 |
| MidAir Collision Indicator | -- |
| On Ground Collision occurred ? | Yes |
| Event Location Latitude | 452244N |
| Event Location Longitude | 1153018W |
| Event Location Airport | Dixie USFS |
| Event Location Nearest Airport ID | A05 |
| Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport | On Airport |
| Distance from airport in statute miles | 0 |
| Degrees magnetic from airport | -- |
| Airport Elevation | 5148 |
| Weather Briefing Completeness | -- |
| Investigator's weather source | Weather Observation Facility |
| Time of the weather observation | 951 Mountain Standard Time |
| Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) | 275 |
| Weather Observation Facility ID | MYL |
| Elevation of weather observation facility | 5024 |
| Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) | 45 |
| Time Zone of the weather observation | MST |
| Lighting Conditions | Day |
| Lowest Ceiling Height | 7500 |
| Lowest Non-Ceiling Height | -- |
| Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions | Clear |
| Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling | Broken |
| Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) | -- |
| Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) | -- |
| Visibility (Statute Miles) | 10 |
| Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) | -4 |
| Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) | -6 |
| Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) | -- |
| Variable Wind Indicator | -- |
| Wind Speed (knots) | -- |
| Wind Velocity Indicator | Calm |
| Wind Gust Indicator | -- |
| Wind Gust (knots) | -- |
| Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) | 30.05 |
| Density Altitude (feet) | -- |
| Intensity of Precipitation | -- |
| METAR weather report | -- |
| Event Highest Injury | None |
| On Ground, Fatal Injuries | -- |
| On Ground, Minor Injuries | -- |
| On Ground, Serious Injuries | -- |
| Injury Total Fatal | -- |
| Injury Total Minor | -- |
| Injury Total None | 3 |
| Injury Total Serious | -- |
| Injury Total All | -- |
| Investigating Agency | NTSB |
| NTSB Docket Number (internal use) | 27022 |
| NTSB Notification Source | FAA AMN Operations Center |
| NTSB Notification Date | -- |
| NTSB Notification Time | -- |
| Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information | -- |
| Date of most recent change to record | Jun 8 2010 3:00PM |
| User who most recently changed record | coos |
| Basic weather conditions | Visual Meteorological Cond |
| FAA District Office | -- |
Aircraft Involved |
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|---|---|---|
Aircraft #1 |
Aircraft #2 |
|
| Aircraft Registration Number | N4XK | N1979T |
| NTSB Number | WPR10LA155A | WPR10LA155B |
| Missing Aircraft Indicator | -- | -- |
| Federal Aviation Reg. Part | Part 91: General Aviation | Part 91: General Aviation |
| Type of Flight Plan filed | Unknown | Unknown |
| Flight plan Was Activated? | -- | -- |
| Damage | Substantial | Substantial |
| Aircraft Fire | None | None |
| Aircraft Explosion | None | None |
| Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name | Keller | CESSNA |
| Aircraft Model | FK1 STOL | A185 |
| Aircraft Series Identifier | -- | F |
| Aircraft Serial Number | 001 | 18503686 |
| Certified Max Gross Weight | 2100 | 3350 |
| Aircraft Category | Airplane | Airplane |
| Aircraft Registration Class | -- | -- |
| Aircraft is a homebuilt? | Yes | No |
| Flight Crew Seats | -- | -- |
| Cabin Crew Seats | -- | -- |
| Passenger Seats | -- | -- |
| Total number of seats on the aircraft | 2 | 4 |
| Number of Engines | 1 | 1 |
| Fixed gear or retractable gear | Fixed | Fixed |
| Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection | Annual | Annual |
| Date of Last Inspection | Aug 1 2009 12:00AM | May 1 2009 12:00AM |
| Airframe hours since last inspection | 42 | 175 |
| Airframe Hours | 759 | 4000 |
| ELT Installed | Yes | Yes |
| ELT Activated | No | No |
| ELT Aided Location of Event Site | No | No |
| ELT Type | Unknown | Unknown |
| Aircraft Owner Name | Robert E. Elliott | Theodore J. O'Malley |
| Aircraft Owner Street Address | -- | -- |
| Aircraft Owner City | Willow | Parker |
| Aircraft Owner State | AK | CO |
| Aircraft Owner Country | USA | USA |
| Aircraft Owner Zipcode | 99688 | 80138 |
| Operator is an individual? | Yes | Yes |
| Operator Name | Robert E. Elliott | Theodore J. O'Malley |
| Operator Same as Owner? | Yes | Yes |
| Operator Is Doing Business As | -- | -- |
| Operator Address Same as Owner? | Yes | Yes |
| Operator Street Address | -- | -- |
| Operator City | Willow | Parker |
| Operator State | AK | CO |
| Operator Country | USA | USA |
| Operator Zip code | 99688 | 80138 |
| Operator Code | -- | -- |
| Owner has at least one certificate | None | None |
| Other Operator of large aircraft? | No | No |
| Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation | -- | -- |
| Operator Certificate Number | -- | -- |
| Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not | -- | -- |
| Indicates Domestic or International Flight | -- | -- |
| Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail | -- | -- |
| Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) | Personal | Personal |
| Second Pilot on Board | No | No |
| Departure Point Same as Event | No | No |
| Departure Airport Code | MYL | MYL |
| Departure City | McCall | McCall |
| Departure State | ID | ID |
| Departure Country | USA | USA |
| Departure Time | 1030 | 1030 |
| Departure Time Zone | MST | MST |
| Destination Same as Local Flt | crash at destination city | crash at destination city |
| Destination Airport Code | A05 | A05 |
| Destination City | Dixie | Dixie |
| Destination State | ID | ID |
| Destination Country | USA | USA |
| Specific Phase of Flight | -- | -- |
| Report sent to ICAO? | -- | -- |
| Evacuation occurred | -- | -- |
| Date of most recent change to record | Jun 8 2010 2:26PM | Jun 8 2010 2:25PM |
| User who most recently changed record | coos | coos |
| Since inspection or accident | Time of Accident | Time of Accident |
| Event Location Runway Number and Location | 36 | 36 |
| Runway Length | 4500 | 4500 |
| Runway Width | 100 | 100 |
| Sight Seeing flight | No | No |
| Air Medical Flight | No | No |
| Medical Flight | -- | -- |