# Accident 19990829024649A: Cessna A185E, Anchorage, AK, August 29, 1999 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: August 29, 1999, 18:15 local time - Place: Anchorage, AK - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Descent - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 61.1107° N, 149.9004° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.1107&lon=-149.9004&mi=10 - Aircraft: N124LR, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N124LR) (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: 1,454 total, 682 in this make and model, 85 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC99LA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC99LA126) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990829024649A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. (.19) ON AUGUST 29, 1999, ABOUT 1815 ALASKA DAYLIGHT TIME, A FLOAT EQUIPPED CESSNA A185E AIRPLANE, N124LR, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING A FORCED LANDING, ABOUT 4 MILES EAST OF ANCHORAGE, ALASKA, AT 61.06.37 NORTH LATITUDE, 149.51.80 WEST LONGITUDE. THE AIRPLANE WAS BEING OPERATED AS A VISUAL FLIGHT RULES (VFR) PERSONAL FLIGHT UNDER TITLE 14, CFR PART 91, WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THE CERTIFICATED PRIVATE PILOT, AND THE THREE PASSENGERS, WERE NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED ABOUT 1743, FROM AN OFF AIRPORT SITE LOCATED ON ELEANOR ISLAND, ALASKA. DURING AN ON-SITE INTERVIEW WITH THE NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD (NTSB) INVESTIGATOR-IN-CHARGE ON AUGUST 29, THE PILOT REPORTED THAT DURING THE INITIAL DESCENT TO THE LAKE HOOD SEAPLANE BASE, ALL ENGINE POWER WAS LOST. THE PILOT SAID THAT AFTER PERFORMING THE ENGINE EMERGENCY PROCEDURES, HE WAS UNABLE TO RESTORE ENGINE POWER. THE PILOT SAID THAT HE SELECTED A FORCED LANDING AREA IN A SLOUGH THAT WAS SURROUNDED BY TREES. DURING THE FORCED LANDING, THE LEFT WING STRUCK A STAND OF TREES, AND THE AIRPLANE PIVOTED TO THE LEFT. THE AIRPLANE SUSTA INED DAMAGE TO THE WINGS AND FUSELAGE. (-23) ON AUGUST 19, 1999 ABOUT 1815 DAYLIGHT TIME, A FLOAT EQUIPPED CESSNA A185E AIRPLANE, N124LR, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING A FORCED LANDING ABOUT 4 MILES EAST OF ANCHORAGE. THE AIRPLANE WAS BEING OPERATED AS A VISUAL FLIGHT RULES (VFR) PERSONAL FLIGHT UNDER TITLE 14, CFR PART 91 WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THE CERTIFICATED PRIVATE PILOT AND THREE PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED ABOUT 1743, FROM AN OFF AIRPORT SITE LOCATED ON ELEANOR ISLAND, ALASKA. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE WINGS AND FUSELAGE. (.4) THE CERTIFICATED PRIVATE PILOT, WITH THREE PASSENGERS ABOARD, REPORTED THAT DURING INITIAL DESCENT, ALL ENGINE POWER WAS LOST. HE SAID THAT AFTER PERFORMING THE ENGINE EMERGENCY PROCEDURES, HE WAS UNABLE TO RESTORE ENGINE POWER, AND HE SELECTED A FORCED LANDING SITE THAT WAS SURROUNDED BY TREES. DURING THE FORCED LANDING, THE LEFT WING STRUCK A STAND OF TREES, AND THE AIRPLANE PIVOTED TO THE LEFT. A POSTACCIDENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE PR ESENCE OF FUEL IN BOTH WING TANKS, FUEL LINES, AND THE FUEL MANIFOLD ASSEMBLY. NO MECHANICAL DEFECTS WERE FOUND WITH THE ENGINE. THE COCKPIT FUEL SELECTOR VALVE WAS FOUND IN THE 'BOTH' POSITION. ON SEPTEMBER 7, 1999, THE ENGINE WAS OPERATED WHILE STILL MOUNTED ON THE ACCIDENT AIRPLANE'S AIRFRAME. NO ANOMALIES WERE OBSERVED DURING ITS OPERATION, AND THE ENGINE PRODUCED FULL FACTORY SPECIFIED RPM. ## 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 ANC99LA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC99LA126), Aug 30, 1999: Cessna A185E (N124LR), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The total loss of engine power for an undetermined reason. 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.