# Accident 20050911020339A: Cessna A185F, Prospect Creek, AK, September 11, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 11, 2005, 20:15 local time
- Place: Prospect Creek, AK
- Airport: Prospect Creek
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: SQDA
- Location: 66.8128° N, 150.6439° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=66.8128&lon=-150.6439&mi=10
- Aircraft: N58316, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N58316) (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 IO520*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC05CA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC05CA141) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050911020339A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON A LANDING AT PROSPECT CREEK ALASKA, THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ A COMMERCIAL PILOT OF N58316, A CE-185 LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT IN A CROSSWIND, CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THAT AIRCRAFT. ^PRIVACY DATA OM^

## 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 ANC05CA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC05CA141), Sep 12, 2005: Cessna 185F (N58316), Bettles, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for a gusty crosswind, which resulted in a loss of control and an inadvertent ground-loop during the landing roll. Factors associated with the accident were the…

## Other reports on N58316 (1)

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

- [Accident 20210320001069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210320001069A), Mar 20, 2021: Cessna A185F (N58316), Fairbanks, AK, Substantial damage. Pilot stated he made a normal approach to runway 02R at the Fairbanks International Airport. The pilot stated he made a normal wheel landing and shortly after…

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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