# Accident 19980829022349A: Cessna A185E, Anchorage, AK, August 29, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 29, 1998, 17:50 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Airport: Merrill Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.1805° N, 149.8795° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.1805&lon=-149.8795&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1987U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1987U-2012-08-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A185E (registry code 2072818, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185E
- Reported engine: CONT IO520D
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,257 total, 74 in this make and model, 153 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC98LA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC98LA132) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980829022349A

## Narrative

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

(.4) THE AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT WAS LANDING A TAILWHEEL EQUIPPED AIRPLANE ON A PAVED, DRY RUNWAY. THE PILOT STATED THAT ON INITIAL TOUCHDOWN, THE AIRPLANE BOUNCED AND BECAME AIRBORNE.  HE RECOVERED FROM THE BOUNCE, AND ADDED POWER TO CUSHION THE DECENT.  HE SAID THAT AS THE RIGHT MAIN WHEEL TOUCHED DOWN AGAIN, THE AIRPLANE VEERED TO THE LEFT, AND CONTINUED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY.  THE AIRPLANE THEN NOSED OVER, AND RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE WINGS, FUSELAGE, DOORS, AND RUDDER ASSEMBLY.  THE PILOT NOTED THAT THERE WERE NO PREACCIDENT MECHANICAL ANOMALIES WITH THE AIRPLANE.

## 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 ANC98LA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC98LA132), Aug 30, 1998: Cessna 185E (N1987U), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadvertent ground loop/swerve. A factor associated with the accident was the pilot's inadequate recovery from a bounced landing.

## Other reports on N1987U (3)

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

- [Accident 20020911023539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020911023539A), Sep 11, 2002: Cessna A185E (N1987U), Mcgrath, AK, Substantial damage. (.19) On September 11, 2002, about 1300 Alaska daylight time, a float-equipped Cessna 185 airplane, N1987U, sustained substantial damage during takeoff from a…
- [Accident 19980324006869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980324006869A), Mar 24, 1998: Cessna A185E (N1987U), Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage. Touch and go on 06. Reported right wheel locked on touchdown. Ground looped. (.4)the pilot was practicing touch-and-go landings on runway 6 in a…
- [Accident 19800412009109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800412009109A), Apr 12, 1980: Cessna 185E (N1987U), Kodiak, AK, Substantial damage. Heavily loaded seaplane would not climb after takeoff. Aborted. Seaplane ran upon beach.

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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