# Accident 19920219003169A: Cessna A185F, Pelican, AK, February 19, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 19, 1992, 13:00 local time
- Place: Pelican, AK
- Airport: Pelican Spb
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: GSBA
- Location: 57.9496° N, 136.1096° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=57.9496&lon=-136.1096&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4948Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4948Q) (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 IO520K
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,796 total, 500 in this make and model, 140 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC92LA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92LA039) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920219003169A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK 30 FOOT CHANNEL MARKER 15 FEET ABOVE WATER ON CLIMBOUT. BLAMED SUN IN EYES HID MARKER.

## 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 ANC92LA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92LA039), Feb 19, 1992: Cessna 185F (N4948Q), Pelican, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE VISUAL LOOKOUT DURING TAKEOFF. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE GLARE FROM THE SUN.

## Other reports on N4948Q (3)

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

- [Accident 20050409005049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050409005049A), Apr 9, 2005: Cessna A185F (N4948Q), Medford, OR, Substantial damage. (-23) N4948Q landed on runway 32 at rogue valley international-Medford airport. During the landing roll out, the aircraft ground looped. The left wing of…
- [Incident 19910731042699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910731042699I), Jul 31, 1991: Cessna A185F (N4948Q), Sitka, AK, Minor damage. While taxiing for takeoff in channel pilot inadvertently taxied into the coast guard channel marker buoy.
- [Incident 19820426028849I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820426028849I), Apr 26, 1982: Cessna A185F (N4948Q), San Angelo, TX, Minor damage. Made wheel landing. Swerved off runway and nosed up when tail came down.

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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