# Incident 19880619043329I: Cessna 185A, Anchorage, AK, June 19, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 19, 1988, 11:15 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Airport: Anchorage International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.2181° N, 149.9003° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Anchorage, AK, within about 23 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2181&lon=-149.9003&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1689Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1689Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 185A (registry code 2072804, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-185a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 95 total, 23 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880619043329I

## Narrative

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

WING DRAGGED ON THE RUNWAY DURING A CROSSWIND LANDING UNTIL THE AIRCRAFT NOSED UP. DAMAGED WING,BRAKE AND SPINNER.

## Other reports on N1689Z (1)

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

- [Accident 19910712027199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910712027199A), Jul 12, 1991: Cessna 185A (N1689Z), Wood River, AK, Substantial damage. Ran out of fuel. Landed on River sandbar. Struck soft sand and nosed up.

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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