# Accident 20060618012499A: Cessna A185E, Dillingham, AK, June 18, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 18, 2006, 17:00 local time
- Place: Dillingham, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 58.7767° N, 158.4444° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=58.7767&lon=-158.4444&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2217T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2217T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A185E (registry code 2072818, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185E
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,300 total, 3,300 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC06LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC06LA076) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060618012499A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT ON TAKEOFF FROM AN OFF-AIRPORT BEACH HIT A SET NET ROPE BY THE MAIN GEAR OF THE AIRCRAFT CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO NOSE OVER ONTO ITS BACK CAUSING 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 ANC06LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC06LA076), Jun 18, 2006: Cessna 185 (N2217T), Dillingham, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for takeoff, which resulted in the airplane's tailwheel snagging a rope during the takeoff run, and subsequent in-flight collision with terrain. A factor…

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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