# Accident 19970826023969A: Cessna A185E, King Salmon, AK, August 26, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 26, 1997, 15:49 local time
- Place: King Salmon, AK
- Airport: King Salmon
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 58.7502° N, 156.5390° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=58.7502&lon=-156.5390&mi=10
- Aircraft: N454CF (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185E
- Reported engine: CONT IO520D
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 19,000 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 177 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC97LA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC97LA133) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970826023969A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT CRASHED ON LANDING. (.4)THE 29-INCH TUNDRA TIRE EQUIPPED AIRPLANE WAS BEING LANDED ON A DRY, NEWLY SURFACED, ASPHALT RUNWAY.  THE WINDS WERE REPORTED TO BE A 40 DEGREE RIGHT CROSSWIND AT 6 KNOTS.  THE PILOT STATED THAT THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS WITH THE AIRPLANE, AND THAT HE ALLOWED THE AIRPLANE TO VEER LEFT.  THE AIRPLANE DEPARTED THE RUNWAY, STRUCK A BERM, AND NOSED OVER.

## 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 ANC97LA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC97LA133), Aug 26, 1997: Cessna 185E (N454CF), King Salmon, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control while landing the oversize tire equipped airplane on dry, newly surfaced, asphalt.

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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