# Accident 19920929044279A: Cessna 185F, Petersburg, AK, September 29, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 29, 1992, 12:25 local time
- Place: Petersburg, AK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: LAOA
- Location: 57.0503° N, 132.6192° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=57.0503&lon=-132.6192&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4891Q (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185F
- Reported engine: CONT IO520D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,442 total, 1,194 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC92LA181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92LA181) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920929044279A

## Narrative

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

AMPHIBIAN DEPARTED BAY INTO SEVERE GUSTY WIND. FORCED BACK ON WATER TRIED AGAIN. FORCED DOWN WING LOW. CARTWHEELED.

## 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 ANC92LA181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92LA181), Sep 29, 1992: Cessna 185 (N4891Q), Petersburg, AK, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOTS INADEQUATE COMPENSATION FOR WIND DURING INITIAL CLIMB. A FACTOR RELATING TO ACCIDENT WAS THE GUSTY WIND CONDITION.

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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