# Accident 19930701021499A: Cessna 185F, Wasill, AK, July 1, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 1, 1993, 13:15 local time
- Place: Wasill, AK
- Airport: Anderson Lake Strip Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N93018, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N93018) (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 185F
- Reported engine: CONT IO520D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,000 total, 400 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC93FA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC93FA107) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930701021499A

## Narrative

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

WATER TAKEOFF ON NARROW PART OF LAKE. GOT DOWNDRAFT NEAR SHORE. STRUCK TREES. HAD NOT FLOWN AIRCRAFT FOR A YEAR.

## 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 ANC93FA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC93FA107), Jul 1, 1993: Cessna 185 (N93018), Wasilla, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S FAILURE TO USE ALL OF THE AVAILABLE RUNWAY (WATERWAY). A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S LACK OF RECENT EXPERIENCE IN THE TYPE OF OPERATION.

## Other reports on N93018 (3)

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

- [Accident 20181223018699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181223018699A), Dec 23, 2018: Cessna A185F (N93018), Big Lake, AK, Substantial damage. Airman attempted landing on unlighted ice strip on Big Lake Alaska in the dark. Landing light was not operating. Pilot decided to atempt a landing at unlighted…
- [Accident 19870905050299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870905050299A), Sep 5, 1987: Cessna A185F (N93018), Wasilla, AK, Substantial damage. The aircraft veered off the runway on landing. The tail wheel tire was found to have been flat.
- [Incident 19870621073169I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870621073169I), Jun 21, 1987: Cessna A185F (N93018), Glennallen, AK, Minor damage. Aircraft ground looped during a crosswind landing.

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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