# Accident 19960406026459A: Cessna A185E, Fairbanks, AK, April 6, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 6, 1996, 15:30 local time
- Place: Fairbanks, AK
- Airport: Fairbanks International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.8105° N, 147.7200° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.8105&lon=-147.7200&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1692M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1692M) (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: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 394 total, 304 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC96LA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC96LA044) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960406026459A

## Narrative

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

SKI PLANE VEERED LANDING ON SKI STRIP. NOSED OVER. BLAMED WIND GUST. LIFTED A WING. SIDE LOAD BROKE OFF SKI.

## 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 ANC96LA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC96LA044), Apr 6, 1996: Cessna 185 (N1692M), Fairbanks, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind conditions. A factor in the accident was the gusty wind conditions.

## Other reports on N1692M (2)

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

- [Incident 19961028037259I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961028037259I), Oct 28, 1996: Cessna A185E (N1692M), Fairbanks, AK. Narrative: the airman towed an aircraft across the active runway 19L at fai without a clearance from ground control. Counseled airman on the correct procedures…
- [Incident 19870525024199I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870525024199I), May 25, 1987: Cessna A185E (N1692M), Seward, AK, Minor damage. During water taxi the left float struck a submerged object. Mechanic repaired a tear near the floats keel.

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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