# Accident 19920829033999A: Cessna A185E, Yakutat, AK, August 29, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 29, 1992, 18:45 local time
- Place: Yakutat, AK
- Airport: Yakutat
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: HXDA
- Location: 59.5106° N, 139.7101° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.5106&lon=-139.7101&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3347L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3347L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A185E (registry code 2072818, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185E
- Reported engine: CONT IO520D
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,559 total, 91 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC92LA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92LA151) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920829033999A

## Narrative

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

GROUND LOOPED ON LANDING. PILOT BELIEVED PASSENGER HIT BRAKE BUT PASSENGER DENIED SAME.

## 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 ANC92LA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92LA151), Aug 30, 1992: Cessna 185E (N3347L), Yakutat, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT IN COMMAND NOT MAINTAINING DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE.

## Other reports on N3347L (1)

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

- [Incident 19980705025629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980705025629I), Jul 5, 1998: Cessna A185F (N3347L), Homer, AK, Minor damage. Right main gear broke turning off runway after landing. Gear ssent for analysis. (-5)on July 5, 1998, about 1400 Alaska daylight time, a wheel equipped Cessna…

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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