# Accident 20000816042379A: Cessna A185F, Yakutat, AK, August 16, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 16, 2000, 17:00 local time
- Place: Yakutat, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: OUFA
- Location: 59.5098° N, 139.7099° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.5098&lon=-139.7099&mi=10
- Aircraft: N185M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N185M-2008-02-11) (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 IO520D
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,400 total, 4,900 in this make and model, 286 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC00LA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC00LA105) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000816042379A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING A BEACH LANDING, THE RIGHT WHEEL STRUCK A ROCK, BREAKING THE RIGHT GEAR LEG AT THE AXLE. THE RIGHT GEAR LEG DUG INTO THE SAND, TEARING OFF AT THE GEARBOX. NEXT, THE LEFT GEAR LEG TORE OFF AT THE GEAR AND THE LEFT WING TIP HIT THE GROUND. DAMAGE EXTENDS TO THE ENGINE COWLING AND THE PROPELLER.

## 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 ANC00LA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC00LA105), Aug 17, 2000: Cessna 185 (N185M), Yakutat, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The total fatigue failure of the right main landing gear leg.

## Other reports on N185M (3)

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

- [Accident 20070501007469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070501007469A), May 1, 2007: Cessna A185F (N185M), Haines, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) Owner/operator reported aircraft nosed over on landing grand plateau glacier after right ski dug into snow and axle bolts pulled nuts off bolt. Damage to…
- [Accident 19860803036849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860803036849A), Aug 3, 1986: Cessna A185F (N185M), Reno, NV, Destroyed. Unable to maintain climb after takeoff. Collided with ground. Aircraft over gross weight. Density altitude a factor.
- [Incident 19840923064949I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840923064949I), Sep 23, 1984: Cessna A185F (N185M), Brooksville, FL, Minor damage. Pilot forgot to extend landing gear.

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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