# Accident 19960806028289A: Cessna A185E, Kaktovik, AK, August 6, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 6, 1996, 14:30 local time
- Place: Kaktovik, AK
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 70.1202° N, 143.6601° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=70.1202&lon=-143.6601&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8536L (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185E
- Reported engine: CONT IO520D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 981 total, 800 in this make and model, 59 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC96LA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC96LA120) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960806028289A

## Narrative

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

HIGH SINK ON FINAL. HARD LANDING ON ROUGH STRIP. ADDED POWER BOUNCED LOST CONTROL EXITED RUNWAY INTO TREES.

## 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 ANC96LA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC96LA120), Aug 6, 1996: Cessna 185 (N8536L), Kaktovik, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for the existing wind conditions. A factor associated with the accident was the windshear.

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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