# Accident 19850513016449A: Cessna 185C, Anchorage, AK, May 13, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 13, 1985, 10:40 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Airport: Merrill Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.2206° N, 149.8504° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2206&lon=-149.8504&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5815T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5815T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 185C (registry code 2072808, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-185c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185C
- Reported engine: CONT IO520D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,287 total, 70 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC85LA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85LA082) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850513016449A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

LANDED IN A CRAB AND GROUND LOOPED AIRCRAFT.  ATTRIBUTED TO LACK OF RECENT EXPERIENCE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ANC85LA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85LA082), May 13, 1985: Cessna C-185 (N5815T), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5815T (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19800902068229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800902068229I), Sep 2, 1980: Cessna 185C (N5815T), Homer, AK, Minor damage. Pilot preoccupied and lowered wheels then landed in water and flipped over.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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