# Accident 19911005045059A: Cessna A185F, Amber Bay, AK, October 5, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 5, 1991, 19:00 local time
- Place: Amber Bay, AK
- Airport: Beach
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: WICA
- Location: 56.9592° N, 158.5799° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=56.9592&lon=-158.5799&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1681R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1681R-1992-10-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A185F (registry code 2072821, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185F
- Reported engine: CONT IO520D
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 14,848 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 180 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC92LA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92LA003) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911005045059A

## Narrative

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

WIND SHIFT ON LANDING ROLL LIFTED TAIL AND WING WHILE LANDING ON A BEACH. 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 ANC92LA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92LA003), Oct 6, 1991: Cessna A185F (N1681R), Amber Bay, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING THE LANDING ROLL. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE UNFAVORABLE WIND.

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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