# Accident 20110319008769A: Cessna A185F, Aniak, AK, March 19, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 19, 2011, 14:30 local time
- Place: Aniak, AK
- Airport: Aniak
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.5817° N, 159.5431° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.5817&lon=-159.5431&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5182H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5182H) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 5,700 total, 1,700 in this make and model, 130 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC11CA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC11CA018) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110319008769A

## Narrative

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

AFTER REFUELING, THE PILOT WAS TAXIING IN GUSTY WINDS TO THE SKI STRIP FOR TAKEOFF. DURING TAXI, A SKI HIT A RUT AND THE RT. GEAR COLLAPSED. DAMAGE WAS TO THE RT GEAR, RT. WING TIP, RT. AILERON, AND RT. DOOR FRAME.

## 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 ANC11CA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC11CA018), Mar 19, 2011: Cessna A185F (N5182H), Aniak, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The inadvertent contact with a rut in the snow while taxiing, resulting in the collapse of the right main landing gear.

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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