# Accident 20020524011459A: Cessna A185F, Talkeetna, AK, May 24, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 24, 2002, 23:15 local time
- Place: Talkeetna, AK
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 62.3125° N, 149.7536° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.3125&lon=-149.7536&mi=10
- Aircraft: N80994, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N80994-2003-01-22) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC02LA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC02LA039) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020524011459A

## Narrative

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

(-23) TAKE-OFF WAS NORMAL FROM 7200' LEVEL OF KAHILTNA GLACIER BASE CAMP. A NORMAL 3-5KT DOWN GLACIER WIND (TAILWIND). AFTER LIFT-OFF APPROXIMATELY 200' LOWER THEN TAKE-OFF POINT AND 400 YARDS FROM LIFT-OFF THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED BACK TO THE SURFACE AND BOUNCED. ON THE SECOND BOUNCE THE RIGHT SKI BROKE THROUGH THE CRUST, BROKE THE RIGHT GEAR OFF AND GENTLY FLIPPED ON THE PLANES BACK.

## 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 ANC02LA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC02LA039), May 25, 2002: Cessna 185 (N80994), Talkeetna, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate evaluation of weather conditions, which precipitated an in-flight loss of control and subsequent collision with terrain. A factor contributing to the accident was the tailwind.

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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