# Accident 19951022033699A: Cessna A185E, Yakutat, AK, October 22, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 22, 1995, 15:00 local time
- Place: Yakutat, AK
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 59.5101° N, 139.7106° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.5101&lon=-139.7106&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4755Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4755Q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A185E (registry code 2072818, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185E
- Reported engine: CONT IO520D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,114 total, 1,800 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC96LA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC96LA008) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951022033699A

## Narrative

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

LANDING ON REMOTE STRIP WITH A BEND IN IT. WING CAUGHT BUSHES. CARTWHEELED. GUSTY WIND ALSO A FACTOR.

## 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 ANC96LA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC96LA008), Oct 22, 1995: Cessna 185 (N4755Q), Yakutat, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper planning/decision, which resulted in his failure (or inability) to maintain directional control of the airplane, while attempting to negotiate a bend (dog-leg) in the runway.…

## Other reports on N4755Q (2)

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

- [Accident 19921003040109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921003040109A), Oct 3, 1992: Cessna A185E (N4755Q), Admiralty Islan, AK, Substantial damage. Nosed over landing on a beach. Wheel hit soft sand turning off landing area.
- [Accident 19730511013059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730511013059A), May 11, 1973: Cessna A185E (N4755Q), Penn Yan, NY, Substantial damage. Amphibious acft was landed in water with gear extended. Acft overturned.

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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