# Accident 19930528016139A: Cessna A185F, Bulchitna Lake, AK, May 28, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 28, 1993, 17:15 local time
- Place: Bulchitna Lake, AK
- Airport: Sigleys Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.9299° N, 151.7297° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.9299&lon=-151.7297&mi=10
- Aircraft: N80124, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N80124) (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 IO520F
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,761 total, 3,100 in this make and model, 68 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC93LA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC93LA071) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930528016139A

## Narrative

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

MODERATE HARD LANDING CAUSED RIGHT GEAR TO BREAK AT AXLE. NOSED OVER. FATIGUE CRACKING DUE BOLT HOLE CORRISION.

## 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 ANC93LA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC93LA071), May 29, 1993: Cessna 185 (N80124), Bulchitna Lake, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE LANDING GEAR LEG DUE TO A FATIGUE FRACTURE CAUSED BY CORROSION.

## Other reports on N80124 (3)

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

- [Accident 19850915047289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850915047289A), Sep 15, 1985: Cessna A185F (N80124), Cordova, AK, Substantial damage. Lost directional control after 3 point landing and ground looped. Claimed brake inoperative. No malfunction found.
- [Accident 19820910044989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820910044989A), Sep 10, 1982: Cessna A185F (N80124), Naknek, AK, Substantial damage. Pilot attempted downwind takeoff from lake. Aircraft crashed into shore when unable to climb after lift off.
- [Incident 19780417028502I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780417028502I), Apr 17, 1978: Cessna 185 (N80124), Kotzebue, AK, Minor damage. While waiting on the ground for svfr clearence, with engines turning, was struck by another aircraft. DHC3, #26641.

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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