# Accident 19991007046679A: Cessna A185E, Yakutat, AK, October 7, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 7, 1999, 13:10 local time
- Place: Yakutat, AK
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: HXOA
- Location: 59.5092° N, 139.7097° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.5092&lon=-139.7097&mi=10
- Aircraft: N85CG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N85CG-2009-10-09) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC00LA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC00LA002) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991007046679A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AFTER LANDING AT THE ITALIO RIVER LANDING STRIP NEAR YAKUTAT, THE AIRPLANE WAS DECELERATING ON A ROLL-OUT WHEN RIGHT WHEEL CASTING BROKE AND DEPARTED THE AXLE. THE RIGHT AXLE DRAGGED THROUGH THE SAND BEACH RUNWAY. THE RIGHT WING IMPACTED THE SAND CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE WING. THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR BOX WAS DAMAGED AND WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED. NO ONE WAS INJURED. THERE WAS NO PROPELLER OR ENGINE DAMAGE. THE LAST 100 HOUR INSPECTION WAS ACCOMPLISHED 09/12/99 @ TACH TIME 5886.7. THE LAST ANNUAL INSPECTION WAS ACCOMPLISHED 01/15/99 @ TACH TIME 5589.6.

## 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 ANC00LA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC00LA002), Oct 7, 1999: Cessna A185E (N85CG), Yakutat, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of an unsuitable landing area. A factor associated with the accident was soft terrain.

## Other reports on N85CG (1)

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

- [Accident 20010726039329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010726039329A), Jul 26, 2001: Cessna A185E (N85CG), Yakutat, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) On t/o @ remote strip pilot lost control & aircraft ran off of runway into trees.

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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