# Accident 20090705047569A: Cessna A185F, Skwentna, AK, July 5, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 5, 2009, 19:30 local time
- Place: Skwentna, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.9167° N, 151.5833° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.9167&lon=-151.5833&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4448R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4448R) (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 MOTOR IO 520 SERIES
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 4,600 total, 4,000 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC09CA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC09CA067) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090705047569A

## Narrative

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

FLOAT EQUIPED AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD ON LAKE IN GLASSY WATER CONDITIONS.

## 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 ANC09CA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC09CA067), Jul 6, 2009: Cessna A185F (N4448R), Skwentna, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to recognize his proximity to the glassy water landing surface while flying in smoke haze, and his failure to maintain a proper descent rate during the landing approach.

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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