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FAA accident report · Cessna A185E · Cantwell, AK · July 7, 2001

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Date
July 7, 2001 · 15:30 local
Place
Cantwell, AK
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N2248T
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC01LA088
Reported as
Cessna A185E
N2248TRegistration cancelled Jul 11, 2026 · Cessna A185ES/N 185-1406 · Built 1968Airframe modelCessna A185EEngine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) The student pilot was flying his own float-equipped airplane, as a flight of two airplanes, on a cross-country flight from anchorage, Alaska to fairbanks, Alaska. While in the Cantwell area the second aircraft pilot by the student's instructor smelled a gasolind odor in his airplane. Because of this, and deteriorating weather conditions to include light rain, gusty winds, and turbulence, they decided to land. The student pilot began a landing approach to a lake, but his first approach resulted in a go-around. On the second landing approach, the student pilot said he bounced the landing on the water, and the airplane settled onto the lake, but a wind gust lifted the airplane off the water. He said he then forced the airplane onto the water, but while doing so, he took his eyes off the shore of the lake. When the airplane finally settled onto the water, he noticed the airplane was close to the shore. He shut the engine off, but the airplane hit the beach, and came to rest in an area of muskeg, about 40 feet from the shoreline.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE STUDENT PILOT WAS FLYING HIS OWN FLOAT-EQUIPPED AIRPLANE, AS A FLIGHT OF TWO AIRPLANES, ON A CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT FROM ANCHORAGE, ALASKA TO FAIRBANKS, ALASKA. WHILE IN THE CANTWELL AREA THE SECOND AIRCRAFT PILOT BY THE STUDENT'S INSTRUCTOR SMELLED A GASOLIND ODOR IN HIS AIRPLANE. BECAUSE OF THIS, AND DETERIORATING WEATHER CONDITIONS TO INCLUDE LIGHT RAIN, GUSTY WINDS, AND TURBULENCE, THEY DECIDED TO LAND. THE STUDENT PILOT BEGAN A LANDING APPROACH TO A LAKE, BUT HIS FIRST APPROACH RESULTED IN A GO-AROUND. ON THE SECOND LANDING APPROACH, THE STUDENT PILOT SAID HE BOUNCED THE LANDING ON THE WATER, AND THE AIRPLANE SETTLED ONTO THE LAKE, BUT A WIND GUST LIFTED THE AIRPLANE OFF THE WATER. HE SAID HE THEN FORCED THE AIRPLANE ONTO THE WATER, BUT WHILE DOING SO, HE TOOK HIS EYES OFF THE SHORE OF THE LAKE. WHEN THE AIRPLANE FINALLY SETTLED ONTO THE WATER, HE NOTICED THE AIRPLANE WAS CLOSE TO THE SHORE. HE SHUT THE ENGINE OFF, BUT THE AIRPLANE HIT THE BEACH, AND CAME TO REST IN AN AREA OF MUSKEG, ABOUT 40 FEET FROM THE SHORELINE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ANC01LA088Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCantwell, AKThe student pilot's failure to abort a landing resulting in an overrun. Factors in the accident were the pilot's diverted attention, and gusty wind conditions.Jul 7, 2001 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N2248T · 2

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

Accident 20240814012729ATakeoff: Climb Out · Eveleth, MNPIC departed seaplane base by water taxing across the lake for take off into the wind. Engine lost power just after takeoff from lake. Aircraft was approximately 75 feet off the water with not enough room for a water landing. The PIC chose to make an…Aug 14, 2024 · Substantial damageIncident 19860501040129IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Kodiak, AKAircraft veered during downwind landing and wing contacted the runway.May 1, 1986 · Minor damage