# Accident 19940408000029A: Cessna A185F, Paxson, AK, April 8, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 8, 1994, 11:00 local time
- Place: Paxson, AK
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 63.7004° N, 144.8897° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=63.7004&lon=-144.8897&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8191Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8191Q-2013-05-30) (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 IO550*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,600 total, 300 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC94LA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC94LA048) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940408000029A

## Narrative

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

DURING TAKEOFF FROM REMOTE STRIP THE LEFT WHEEL SKI GEAR WAS TORN OUT OF GEAR BOX. LANDED SAFE ON FROZEN LAKE.

## 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 ANC94LA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC94LA048), Apr 8, 1994: Cessna A185F (N8191Q), Paxson, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND DID NOT MAINTAIN PROPER CLEARANCE FROM THE SNOW BERM. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THE SNOW BERM.

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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