# Accident 20121021023479A: Cessna A185E, Talkeetna, AK, October 21, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 21, 2012, 17:15 local time
- Place: Talkeetna, AK
- Airport: Talkeetna
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: TL7C
- Location: 62.3206° N, 150.0936° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.3206&lon=-150.0936&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1694M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1694M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A185E (registry code 2072818, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185E
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 18,000 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 103 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC13CA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC13CA005) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121021023479A

## Narrative

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

THE FLIGHT WAS ON AN FAA FLIGHT PLAN. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED TALKEETNA FOR A LOCAL SCENIC FLIGHT WITH THREE PASSENGERS ON BOARD AT 1715 ADT. THE FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED NON-STOP. IT RETURNED TO TALKEETNA AT 1800 ADT. THE AIRPLANE GROUND LOOPED ON LANDING. WIND AND WEATHER WERE NOT CONTRIBUTING FACTORS.

## 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 ANC13CA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC13CA005), Oct 22, 2012: Cessna A185E (N1694M), Talkeetna, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for landing, which resulted in a ground loop.

## Other reports on N1694M (2)

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

- [Accident 20150531008572A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150531008572A), May 31, 2015: Cessna A185E (N1694M), Talkeetna, AK, Substantial damage. On may 31, 2015, about 1720 Alaska daylight time (adt), a wheel/ski equipped Cessna 185 airplane, N1694M, and tricycle gear equipped Cessna 172 airplane,…
- [Accident 19760828042009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760828042009A), Aug 28, 1976: Cessna A185E (N1694M), Wainwright, AK, Substantial damage. Support shaft for bellcranks failed.

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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