# Accident 19960611030049A: Cessna A185F, Gustavus, AK, June 11, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 11, 1996, 12:10 local time
- Place: Gustavus, AK
- Airport: Gustavus
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 58.4209° N, 135.7800° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=58.4209&lon=-135.7800&mi=10
- Aircraft: N56581, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N56581) (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 IO520D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,534 total, 222 in this make and model, 53 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC96TA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC96TA087) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960611030049A

## Narrative

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

LEFT WING SCRAPED RUNWAY LANDING. RIGHT CROSSWIND. HAD TRIED TO STOP WEATHERVANE. LEFT TIRE FLAT. OVER STRESSED.

## 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 ANC96TA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC96TA087), Jun 11, 1996: Cessna 185F (N56581), Gustavus, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind conditions. A factor associated with the accident was a crosswind.

## Other reports on N56581 (1)

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

- [Accident 19960520035799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960520035799A), May 20, 1996: Cessna A185F (N56581), Juneau, AK, Substantial damage. Dept interior flight. Dragged a wing during crosswind landing. Side load and loss of control.

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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