# Accident 20120913020069A: Cessna A185F, Denali Park, AK, September 13, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 13, 2012, 14:30 local time
- Place: Denali Park, AK
- Airport: Denali Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: DLIA
- Location: 63.6453° N, 148.7980° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=63.6453&lon=-148.7980&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4786Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4786Q) (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: 5,332 total, 264 in this make and model, 178 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC12LA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC12LA106) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120913020069A

## Narrative

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

WHILE LINED UP ON EXTENDED FINAL FOR LANDING, THE PILOT BECAME DISTRACTED WHILE TROUBLESHOOTING THE FAILURE OF HIS RIGHT WHEEL SKI.  DURING THIS DISTRACTION, THE AIRCRAFT DESCENDED TO LESS THAN 100' AGL.  WHEN THE PILOT NOTICED HE WAS TOO CLOSE TO THE TERRAIN HE PITCHED UP AND (UNKNOWINGLY) STRUCK A POWER LINE.THE PILOT MADE TWO LOW PASSES OVER THE RUNWAY TO EVALUATE THE STATUS OF THE WHEEL SKI BEFORE MAKING A LANDING DUE TO RISING ENGINE TEMPERATURE INDICATORS.  THE AIRCRAFT LANDED, REMAINED UPRIGHT AND CAME TO A STOP AT THE EDGE OF THE RUNWAY.

## 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 ANC12LA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC12LA106), Sep 13, 2012: Cessna A185F (N4786Q), Denali Park, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from an electric transmission line during the approach to land because he was distracted by the airplane’s broken and deflected landing ski. Contributing to…

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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