# Accident 20040613011499A: Cessna A185F, Skwentna, AK, June 13, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 13, 2004, 08:00 local time
- Place: Skwentna, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.9500° N, 151.1833° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.9500&lon=-151.1833&mi=10
- Aircraft: N185AV, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N185AV-2008-07-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A185F (registry code 2072821, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185F
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540J2BD
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,600 total, 1,900 in this make and model, 140 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC04LA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC04LA068) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040613011499A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JUNE 13, 2004 AT APPROXIMATELY 2000 HOURS, MR. LONNIE E. AVRA, PILOTING A CESSNA A185F N185AV PERFORMED A HARD LANDING AT AN UNIMPROVED ROUGH AND UNEVEN LANDING AREA APPROXIMATELY TWELVE NAUTICAL MILES SOUTH WEST OF SKWENTNA, AK. UPON LANDING THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED ALLOWING THE LEFT WING TO CONTACT THE GROUND, THEN THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE AIRCRAFT SLID TO A STOP ON IT'S BELLY.

## 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 ANC04LA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC04LA068), Jun 13, 2004: Cessna 185 (N185AV), Skwentna, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions and his inadequate flare while landing, which resulted in a hard landing and collapse of the main landing gear. Factors associated with the…

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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