# Accident 20051023029179A: Cessna A185F, Skwentna, AK, October 23, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 23, 2005, 17:00 local time
- Place: Skwentna, AK
- Airport: Skwentna Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- 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: N3308S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3308S) (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: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 49,000 total, 8,000 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC06CA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC06CA008) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051023029179A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE TAXIING FOR TAKEOFF IN 18 INCHES OF POWDER SNOW, THE LEFT SKI STRUCK AN UNKNOWN OBJECT BENEATH THE SNOW AND JERKED THE AIRCRAFT TO THE LEFT WHEREUPON THE LEFT WING STRUCK A TREE SUSTAINING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 ANC06CA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC06CA008), Oct 24, 2005: Cessna 185 (N3308S), Skwentna, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of an unsuitable taxi area, which resulted in an encounter with a hidden obstruction, and an on-ground collision with trees while taxiing to takeoff. Factors associated with the…

## Other reports on N3308S (2)

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

- [Accident 20250520018519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250520018519A), May 20, 2025: Cessna A185F (N3308S), Talkeetna, AK, Substantial damage. On or about 05/20/2025 at approximately 2140 hours pilot of a CE185 on floats approached shulin lake from the north. VFR conditions prevailed at shulin with…
- [Accident 19811107072289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811107072289A), Nov 7, 1981: Cessna A185F (N3308S), Prescott, AZ, Substantial damage. Pilot lost directional control during landing. Aircraft veered off runway.

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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