# Accident 19990427004139A: Cessna A185F, Juneau, AK, April 27, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 27, 1999, 14:09 local time
- Place: Juneau, AK
- Airport: Juneau International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: HXRA
- Location: 58.5797° N, 134.7702° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=58.5797&lon=-134.7702&mi=10
- Aircraft: N93311 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC99LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC99LA052) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990427004139A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT CRASHED SHORT OF RUNWAY 26 AND FLIPPED OVER ONTO BACK. (-23) AIRCRAFT WAS ON A VISUAL APPROACH TO THE JUNEAU AIRPORT. ON FINAL FOR UNWAY 26, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY STOPPED. THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO RESTORE POWER AND THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN ON SOFT GROUND ON A TIDAL FLAT. THE AICRAFT WAS EQUIPPED WITH AMPHIBIOUS FLOATS, AND THE GEAR WAS DOWN FOR LANDING ON THE RUNWAY. UPON TOUCH DOWN, THE WHEELS DUG INTO THE SOFT GROUND CAUSING THE AIRPLANE TO NOSE 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 ANC99LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC99LA052), Apr 27, 1999: Cessna 185 (N93311), Juneau, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the engine driven fuel pump for undetermined reasons. Factors associated with this accident were the low altitude at which the failure occurred resulting in task overload of the pilot,…

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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