# Accident 19960928035709A: Cessna A185F, Nome, AK, September 28, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 28, 1996, 13:30 local time
- Place: Nome, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.7103° N, 164.6193° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.7103&lon=-164.6193&mi=10
- Aircraft: N222WH (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185F
- Reported engine: CONT IO520D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 3,700 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC96LA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC96LA165) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960928035709A

## Narrative

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

BLEW RIGHT MAIN TIRE ON LANDING ROLL ON GRAVEL TUNDRA AREA. GROUND LOOPED DAMAGED RIGHT WING. TIRE CUT BY ROCKS.

## 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 ANC96LA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC96LA165), Sep 28, 1996: Cessna 185 (N222WH), Nome, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: failure of the pilot to maintain proper alignment of the selected landing area. Subsequent encounter with rocks was a related factor.

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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