# Accident 19950430009989A: Cessna 185, Ketchikan, AK, April 30, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 30, 1995, 08:15 local time
- Place: Ketchikan, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 55.6107° N, 131.5805° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=55.6107&lon=-131.5805&mi=10
- Aircraft: N111EZ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N111EZ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 185C (registry code 2072808, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-185c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185
- Reported engine: CONT IO520D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,100 total, 300 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC95LA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC95LA051) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950430009989A

## Narrative

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

DUG IN A WING LANDING WITH FLAT NOSE PITCH. LEFT FLOAT HAD DUG INTO WATER. FLOAT PLANE FLIPPED OVER.

## 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 ANC95LA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC95LA051), Apr 30, 1995: Cessna 185 (N111EZ), Ketchikan, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADVERTENT WATER LOOP/SWERVE DUE TO THE USE OF IMPROPER LANDING PROCEDURES.

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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