# Accident 19980621014479A: Cessna A185F, Chitina, AK, June 21, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 21, 1998, 15:30 local time
- Place: Chitina, AK
- Airport: Thule Lodge
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.4490° N, 143.1497° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.4490&lon=-143.1497&mi=10
- Aircraft: N80596, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N80596-2017-07-12) (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: 3,500 total, 400 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC98LA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC98LA080) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980621014479A

## Narrative

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

LEFT WHEEL HIT SOFT AREA LANDING ON REMOTE STRIP. BOUNCED. WHEEL SKI ASSEMBLY DUG IN. AIARCRAFT NOSED OVER. (.4)THE CERTIFICATED COMMERCIAL PILOT WAS LANDING ON A REMOTE AIRSTRIP NEXT TO A LODGE. THE AIRSTRIP'S GRAVEL BAR, AND SAND BAR SURFACE, WAS UNEVEN AND SOFT.  DURING THE LANDING ROLL, THE AIRPLANE ENCOUNTERED AN UNEVEN AREA OF THE GRAVEL BAR, AND BOUNCED INTO AN AREA OF SOFT SAND.  THE TIP OF THE LEFT MAIN WHEEL SKI ASSEMBLY DUG INTO THE GROUND, AND THE AIRPLANE THEN NOSED OVER.  THE AIRPLANE RECEIVED DAMAGE TO THE MAIN LANDING GEAR, FUSELAGE, AND WINGS.

## 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 ANC98LA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC98LA080), Jun 21, 1998: Cessna 185F (N80596), Chitina, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for landing. Factors in the accident were uneven and soft terrain on the landing strip.

## Other reports on N80596 (1)

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

- [Accident 20080703841029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080703841029A), Jul 3, 2008: Cessna 185 (N80596), Mccarthy, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot reported that while he was climbing through 1300 feet AGL he intentionally ran the right fuel tank dry. The engine subsequently quit. He switched…

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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