# Incident 19890418028379I: Cessna A185F, Yakutat, AK, April 18, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 18, 1989, 15:00 local time
- Place: Yakutat, AK
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: HXOA
- Location: 59.5469° N, 139.7272° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Yakutat, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.5469&lon=-139.7272&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4611E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4611E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A185F (registry code 2072821, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185F
- Reported engine: CONT IO520D
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,500 total, 3,500 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890418028379I

## Narrative

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

OUTER EDGE OF WHEEL SEPARATED ON TAKEOFF ALLOWING TIRE AND TUBE TO COME OFF. LANDED SAFELY AND REPLACED THE WHEEL.

## Other reports on N4611E (4)

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

- [Incident 20190415002879I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190415002879I), Apr 15, 2019: Cessna A185F (N4611E), Tyler, TX, Minor damage. N4611E, a 1979 Cessna 185F with pontoon landing system, landed on runway 22 at tyr airport. Aircraft landed with only front wheels down and rear landing wheels…
- [Accident 19860925070619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860925070619A), Sep 25, 1986: Cessna A185F (N4611E), Hanning Bay, AK, Substantial damage. Aircraft nosed over during landing on a dirt strip. Pilot reported winds gusting.
- [Accident 19850716031559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850716031559A), Jul 16, 1985: Cessna A185F (N4611E), Portage, AK, Substantial damage. Aircraft was landed on second attempt on mud flat and nosed over onto its back.
- [Accident 19800216004309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800216004309A), Feb 16, 1980: Cessna A185F (N4611E), Iliamna, AK, Substantial damage. Landed on ice covered lake. Unable to stop in landing area. Hit bank of edge of lake.

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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