# Accident 20081008848959A: Cessna A185F, Kenai, AK, October 8, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 8, 2008, 17:00 local time
- Place: Kenai, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.8403° N, 152.1808° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.8403&lon=-152.1808&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9380N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9380N) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 17,000 total, 4,000 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC09TA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC09TA005) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081008848959A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT IN COMMAND (PIC) STATE HE TAXIED INTO A PARKING AREA ADJACENT TO THE OFF AIRPORT LANDING FIELD, AND WHILE TURNING THE AIRCRAFT TO STOP AND PARK, THE AIRCRAFT'S TAIL IMPACTED A BUSH WHICH SUBSEQUENTLY LODGED BETWEEN THE RIGHT HORIZONTAL AND RIGHT ELEVATOR.  AS A RESULT, THE RIGHT OUT END OF THE ELEVATOR WAS BENT UP AND REARWARD.

## 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 ANC09TA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC09TA005), Oct 9, 2008: Cessna A185F (N9380N), Kenai, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from high vegetation while taxiing after 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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