# Accident 19850831045949A: Cessna A188B, Gold King Creek, AK, August 31, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 31, 1985, 11:30 local time
- Place: Gold King Creek, AK
- Airport: D And D Mine
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N53286, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53286-2019-11-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A188B (registry code 2073005, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A188B
- Reported engine: CONT IO520D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 997 total, 220 in this make and model, 178 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC85LA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85LA165) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850831045949A

## Narrative

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

BOUNCED ON LANDING. ROLLOUT ON MAINS WITH TAIL OFF THE GROUND. APPLIED BRAKES AND AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER.

## 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 ANC85LA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85LA165), Aug 31, 1985: Cessna A188B (N53286), Gold King Creek, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N53286 (2)

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

- [Accident 19780902032019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780902032019A), Sep 2, 1978: Cessna 188ACESSNA (N53286), San Simon,Az, AZ, Substantial damage. Wnd gusting 15KTS.
- [Accident 19750819032589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750819032589A), Aug 19, 1975: Cessna A188B (N53286), Hawkinsville, GA, Destroyed. Plt noted poor tkof performance.

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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