# Accident 20040807018709A: Cessna A185F, Wasilla, AK, August 7, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 7, 2004, 17:30 local time
- Place: Wasilla, AK
- Airport: Wasilla Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.5717° N, 149.5403° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.5717&lon=-149.5403&mi=10
- Aircraft: N61609, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N61609) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A185F (registry code 2072821, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-550 series (registry code 17042, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-550-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185F
- Reported engine: CONT IO550*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total, 50 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC04LA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC04LA090) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040807018709A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT AND OWNER OF THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON RUNWAY 24 AT THE WASILLA AIRPORT WITH A CROSSWIND OF APPROXIMATELY 15 KNOTS FROM 170 DEGREES. THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT, VEERED TO THE RIGHT, AND STRUCK A DITCH, AT WHICH TIME THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR WAS TORN FROM THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 ANC04LA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC04LA090), Aug 8, 2004: Cessna 185F (N61609), Wasilla, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to compensate for a crosswind during landing and his failure to maintain directional control, which resulted in a loss of control and collision with a ditch. A factor contributing…

## Other reports on N61609 (4)

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

- [Accident 20110821018069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110821018069A), Aug 21, 2011: Cessna A185F (N61609), Polson, MT, Substantial damage. On August 21, 2011, at approximately 1230 MDT, a Cessna 185, N61609, registered to the operator encountered a left wing ground strike while landing at the…
- [Incident 20060106000599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060106000599I), Jan 6, 2006: Cessna A185F (N61609), Meridian, MS, Minor damage. (-23) Aircraft N61609, Cessna 185, landed on rwy 1, in Meridian, MS (MEI), skid off the runway and broke the right landing gear off. There were two people on…
- [Accident 19990605006489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990605006489A), Jun 5, 1999: Cessna A185F (N61609), Soldotna, AK, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. Acft crashed on landing and sustained substantial damage, the pilot suffered fatal injuries, no injuries were reported to the 3 pax, other circumstances are…
- [Accident 19960819023269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960819023269A), Aug 19, 1996: Cessna A185F (N61609), Midland, TX, Substantial damage. Landed to refuel. Nosed up and stalled during rotation. Impacted on airport. Elevator trim full nose up position. (-23) aircraft is equipped with Continental…

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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