# Accident 19910718028919A: Cessna 185A, Jago River, AK, July 18, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 18, 1991, 16:00 local time
- Place: Jago River, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: UKNC
- Location: 66.5597° N, 145.2499° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=66.5597&lon=-145.2499&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1650Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1650Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 185A (registry code 2072804, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-185a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185A
- Reported engine: CONT IO520D
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 6,000 in this make and model, 110 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC91LA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC91LA103) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910718028919A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO NEGOTIATE CURVE ON WET TUNDRA AIRSTRIP. SLID INTO A BERM COLLAPSING RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR.

## 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 ANC91LA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC91LA103), Jul 19, 1991: Cessna 185 (N1650Z), Jago River, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE DURING THE LANDING ROLL. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE WET SURFACE OF THE AIRSTRIP, THE CURVE IN THE AIRSTRIP, AND THE VEGETATION WHICH…

## Other reports on N1650Z (2)

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

- [Incident 19880107002869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880107002869I), Jan 7, 1988: Cessna 185A (N1650Z), Kandik, AK, Minor damage. Right ski landing gear leg broke near the axle attach bolts. During the landing roll.
- [Incident 19801212086319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801212086319I), Dec 12, 1980: Cessna 185A (N1650Z), Fairbanks, AK, Substantial damage. Pilot hand propped aircraft. Engine started and plane ran into two tied down 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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