# Accident 20080703841029A: Cessna 185, Mccarthy, AK, July 3, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 3, 2008, 17:30 local time
- Place: Mccarthy, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 55.9190° N, 159.4899° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=55.9190&lon=-159.4899&mi=10
- Aircraft: N80596, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N80596-2017-07-12) (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 185
- Reported engine: CONT IO520F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 520 total, 9 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC08LA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC08LA085) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080703841029A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT REPORTED THAT WHILE HE WAS CLIMBING THROUGH 1300 FEET AGL HE INTENTIONALLY RAN THE RIGHT FUEL TANK DRY. THE ENGINE SUBSEQUENTLY QUIT. HE SWITCHED TANKS AND ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE ENGINE. HE WAS UNNABLE TO RESTART THE ENGINE AND WAS FORCED TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON AN UNAPPROVED AIRSTRIP. AS HE APPROACHED THE UNAPPROVED AIRSTRIP HE FOUND HIMSELF LANDING SHORT OF THE UNAPPROVED AIRSTRIP AND ATTEMPTED TO STRETCH THE GLIDE BY SLOWING THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT STALLED 10-15 FEET OFF OF THE GROUND AND THE AIRCRAFT CAME DOWN HARD ON ITS MAIN GEAR, COLLAPSING THE LEFT LANDING GEAR. THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED OVER ON ITS BACK AND CAME TO REST.

## 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 ANC08LA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC08LA085), Jul 4, 2008: Cessna 185 (N80596), McCarthy, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper fuel management which resulted in fuel starvation and a loss of engine power during cruise flight. Contributing to the accident was an aerodynamic stall during the emergency…

## Other reports on N80596 (1)

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

- [Accident 19980621014479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980621014479A), Jun 21, 1998: Cessna A185F (N80596), Chitina, AK, Substantial damage. Left wheel hit soft area landing on remote strip. Bounced. Wheel ski assembly dug in. Aiarcraft nosed over. (.4)the certificated commercial pilot was landing…

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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