# Accident 19921003040109A: Cessna A185E, Admiralty Islan, AK, October 3, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 3, 1992, 13:30 local time
- Place: Admiralty Islan, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 58.5795° N, 134.7694° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=58.5795&lon=-134.7694&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4755Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4755Q) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,953 total, 1,698 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC93LA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC93LA002) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921003040109A

## Narrative

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

NOSED OVER LANDING ON A BEACH. WHEEL HIT SOFT SAND TURNING OFF LANDING AREA.

## 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 ANC93LA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC93LA002), Oct 3, 1992: Cessna A185E (N4755Q), Admiralty Isl, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S SELECTION OF UNSUITABLE TERRAIN. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: THE SOFT SAND.

## Other reports on N4755Q (2)

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

- [Accident 19951022033699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951022033699A), Oct 22, 1995: Cessna A185E (N4755Q), Yakutat, AK, Substantial damage. Landing on remote strip with a bend in it. Wing caught bushes. Cartwheeled. Gusty wind also a factor.
- [Accident 19730511013059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730511013059A), May 11, 1973: Cessna A185E (N4755Q), Penn Yan, NY, Substantial damage. Amphibious acft was landed in water with gear extended. Acft overturned.

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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