# Accident 19910308006489A: Cessna 185, Shageluk, AK, March 8, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 8, 1991, 15:00 local time
- Place: Shageluk, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: EPZC
- Location: 62.6401° N, 159.5310° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.6401&lon=-159.5310&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1855Q (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185
- Reported engine: CONT IO520D
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,000 total, 580 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC91LA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC91LA033) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910308006489A

## Narrative

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

WHEEL SKI EQUIPPED AIRCRAFT HAD THE LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSE.

## 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 ANC91LA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC91LA033), Mar 8, 1991: Cessna A185-F (N1855Q), Shageluk, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE COLLAPSE OF THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR DURING THE LANDING ROLL DUE TO PREEXISTING CRACKS.

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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