# Accident 19900121001469A: Cessna A185F, Willow, AK, January 21, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 21, 1990, 14:00 local time
- Place: Willow, AK
- Airport: Willow
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.8894° N, 149.7307° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.8894&lon=-149.7307&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1802R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1802R) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total, 675 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC90LA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90LA031) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900121001469A

## Narrative

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

FSS FAILED TO ADVISE ON A BRIEFING RUNWAY CLOSED DUE TO TWO FEET OF WET SNOW. LANDED 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 ANC90LA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90LA031), Jan 21, 1990: Cessna 185 (N1802R), Willow, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: SELECTION OF AN UNSUITABLE LANDING AREA (UNSUITABLE TERRAIN) BY THE PILOT. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: DEEP SNOW ON THE RUNWAY AND FAILURE OF THE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION (FSS) SPECIALIST TO…

## Other reports on N1802R (2)

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

- [Accident 19860815040302A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860815040302A), Aug 15, 1986: Cessna A185F (N1802R), Anchorage, AK, Minor damage. Struck horizontal stabilizer of 9418C during taxi. Due to blind spot, did not see aircraft coming from side.
- [Incident 19830619061199I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830619061199I), Jun 19, 1983: Cessna A185F (N1802R), Anchorage, AK, Minor damage. Seaplane swerved to the left on the attempted water takeoff. Struck a beached unattended aircraft.

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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