# Accident 19920328007639A: Cessna A185F, Fairbanks, AK, March 28, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 28, 1992, 12:15 local time
- Place: Fairbanks, AK
- Airport: Chena River Spb
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 65.3902° N, 148.3305° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=65.3902&lon=-148.3305&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3332S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3332S) (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 IO520D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,825 total, 1,492 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC92LA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92LA054) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920328007639A

## Narrative

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

LANDED BY MISTAKE ON SNOW COVERED FROZEN CANAL AND NOSED OVER. CANAL PARALLELS RUNWAY. BELIEVED RUNWAY WAS TAXIWAY.

## 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 ANC92LA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92LA054), Mar 28, 1992: Cessna A185F (N3332S), Fairbanks, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: POOR IN FLIGHT PLANNING/DECISION. FACTORS TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: SNOW COVERED TERRAIN, AND WRONG RUNWAY NOT IDENTIFIED.

## Other reports on N3332S (2)

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

- [Incident 20070318007439I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070318007439I), Mar 18, 2007: Cessna A185F (N3332S), Sitka, AK, Minor damage. (-23) Aircraft nosed over on taxi after landing on beach. Prop stopped in sand. Minor damage to aircraft.
- [Accident 19800516016759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800516016759A), May 16, 1980: Cessna 185 (N3332S), Kenai, AK, Substantial damage. Landed on sand-strip with light cover of snow. Wheel hit snow covered hole. Airplane nosed over.

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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