# Accident 19860215003419A: Cessna A185F, Mccarthy, AK, February 15, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 15, 1986, 15:00 local time
- Place: Mccarthy, AK
- Airport: Mccarthy 2
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.4378° N, 142.9025° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.4378&lon=-142.9025&mi=10
- Aircraft: N70308, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N70308-2003-01-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310A (registry code 2074204, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185F
- Reported engine: CONT IO520D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 601 total, 28 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC86LA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC86LA029) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860215003419A

## Narrative

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

TOUCHED DOWN WHILE INTENDING TO DRAG RUNWAY TO CHECK SNOW DEPTH. WHEEL BROKE THROUGH CRUST. AIRCRAFT FLIPPED 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 ANC86LA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC86LA029), Feb 15, 1986: Cessna 185 (N70308), Mccarthy, AK, substantial damage

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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