# Accident 19890110003849A: Cessna 185F, Snettisham, AK, January 10, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 10, 1989, 15:30 local time
- Place: Snettisham, AK
- Airport: Snettisham Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: CFIA
- Location: 58.5797° N, 134.7704° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=58.5797&lon=-134.7704&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6420E (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185F
- Reported engine: CONT IO520D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,400 total, 300 in this make and model, 85 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA89LA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89LA032) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890110003849A

## Narrative

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

LANDED AMPHIBIOUS FLOATPLANE GEAR DOWN ON A UNPLOWED RUNWAY AND 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 SEA89LA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89LA032), Jan 10, 1989: Cessna 185F (N6420E), Juneau, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE MISJUDGEMENT OF THE RUNWAY CONDITIONS ON THE PART OF THE PILOT PRIOR TO LANDING. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE DEEP SNOW ON THE RUNWAY, BOX CANYON CONFIGURATION OF THE AREA PRECLUDING RUNWAY…

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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