# Accident 20130713015379A: Cessna A185F, Pollycreek, AK, July 13, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 13, 2013, 13:50 local time
- Place: Pollycreek, AK
- Airport: N/A
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.2831° N, 152.4550° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.2831&lon=-152.4550&mi=10
- Aircraft: N93957, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N93957-2014-09-22) (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: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,299 total, 100 in this make and model, 39 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC13CA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC13CA064) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130713015379A

## Narrative

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

PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND HIS CE-185 ON THE BEACH AT POLLYCREEK. AFTER A/C TOUCHED DOWN THE WIND SHIFTED 180 DEGREES, A/C SKIDDED SIDEWAYS , THE TAIL CAME UP AND A/C NOSED OVER ON THE BEACH

## 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 ANC13CA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC13CA064), Jul 13, 2013: Cessna A185F (N93957), Kenai, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of control of the airplane while landing in variable wind conditions.

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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