# Accident 19900621025229A: Cessna 185A, Anchorage, AK, June 21, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 21, 1990, 18:42 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Airport: Merrill Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.2201° N, 149.8507° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2201&lon=-149.8507&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4145Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4145Y-2025-02-08) (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
- Reported engine: CONT IO470L
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 200 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC90LA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90LA092) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900621025229A

## Narrative

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

SWERVED ON LANDING,HIT BRAKES TO CORRECT AND NOSED OVER. GEAR TORQUE PLATE HAD FAILED,AXLE NUT WAS LOOSE.

## 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 ANC90LA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90LA092), Jun 22, 1990: Cessna 185-A (N4145Y), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR TORQUE PLATE CAUSING AN UNCONTROLLABLE LANDING ROLL OUT.

## Other reports on N4145Y (2)

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

- [Accident 20020816020059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020816020059A), Aug 16, 2002: Cessna 185A (N4145Y), Fillmore, CA, No damage. (-23) During descent from the east to land at santa paula (szp), the pilot encountered expected low ceilings. No report was available for szp, but was reported…
- [Accident 19950815028579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950815028579A), Aug 15, 1995: Cessna 185A (N4145Y), Port Clarence, AK, Substantial damage. Left main tundra tire blew out on landing roll. Ground looped dragging a wing. Tire rotated on wheel. Tore valve.

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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