# Accident 19930531019829A: Cessna A185F, Kahiltna Glacie, AK, May 31, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 31, 1993, 10:00 local time
- Place: Kahiltna Glacie, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: INYC
- Location: 62.4494° N, 149.7904° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.4494&lon=-149.7904&mi=10
- Aircraft: N333DG, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N333DG) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A185F (registry code 2072821, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520-D (registry code 17236, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185F
- Reported engine: CONT IO520F
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,500 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC93LA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC93LA079) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930531019829A

## Narrative

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

RIGHT WING BENT UPWARD BY CONTACT WITH GLACIER ON TAKEOFF ROLL. CONFLICTING STATEMENTS. GROUND LOOP OR GEAR FAILURE

## 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 ANC93LA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC93LA079), May 31, 1993: Cessna A185F (N333DG), Kahiltna Glacie, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND NOT MAINTAINING DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. A FACTOR IS THE ROUGH CONDITION OF THE GLACIER AIRSTRIP.

## Other reports on N333DG (2)

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

- [Accident 20020615017409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020615017409A), Jun 15, 2002: Cessna A185F (N333DG), Talkeetna, AK, No damage. (-23) On June 15, 2002, about 0015 adt, the wheel-equipped Cessna A185F aircraft, operating on a FAR 135 on-demand charter flight, sustained substantial damage…
- [Accident 19980831029939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980831029939A), Aug 31, 1998: Cessna A185F (N333DG), Talkeetna, AK, Substantial damage. (.19)On August 31, 1998, about 1750 Alaska daylight time, a wheel equipped Cessna 185E airplane, N333DG, sustained substantial damage while landing at the…

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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