# Incident 19990805023699I: Cessna A185F, Bettles, AK, August 5, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 5, 1999, 11:00 local time
- Place: Bettles, AK
- Airport: Bettles
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: IKDC
- Location: 66.9139° N, 151.5291° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BETTLES (BTT), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=66.9139&lon=-151.5291&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1931Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1931Q) (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 IO520*
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 700 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990805023699I

## Narrative

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

(-23) INCIDENT #AL0199015, 08/05/99, N1931Q, CE-185F; ON THE TAKEOFF RUN THE AIRCRAFT FAILED TO BECOME AIRBORNE AND THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF. THE ABORT WAS INITIATED AT A POINT THAT DID NOT ALLOW ENOUGH POND IN WHICH TO GET STOPPED.  THE AIRCRAFT RAN OUT OF THE WATER AND WENT UP ON TO THE SHORE.  PRIVACY DATA OMITTED. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^                                                              3.  THERE WAS A SLIGHT BREEZE (5 KNOTS OR LESS) THAT, FROM WITNESS REPORTS, CHANGED TO A TAIL WIND DURING THE TAKEOFF ATTEMPT.  THE AIRMAN HAD PASSED A COMPETENCY CHECK RIDE 2 DAYS BEFORE, SO THAT WAS NOT IN QUESTION. PRIVACY DATA OMITTED ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## Other reports on N1931Q (1)

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

- [Incident 19820313013129I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820313013129I), Mar 13, 1982: Cessna A185F (N1931Q), Fairbanks, AK, Minor damage. While turning to takeoff, left ski and axle broke from gear leg. Bolts broke and bent. Nuts stripped.

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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