# Accident 20130728015449A: Cessna A185E, Kotzebue, AK, July 28, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 28, 2013, 20:10 local time
- Place: Kotzebue, AK
- Airport: Kotzebue
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: FWHC
- Location: 66.7086° N, 162.4194° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=66.7086&lon=-162.4194&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4557F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4557F) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 8,900 total, 500 in this make and model, 71 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC13CA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC13CA069) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130728015449A

## Narrative

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

AIRMAN STATED HE WAS TAKING A CHECK RIDE AND DOING A CONFINED AREA TAKE OFF AND GOT BEHIND THE POWER CURVE AND COULDN'T SEE WHERE HE WAS GOING. THEN REALIZED HE WAS TOO CLOSE TO THE SHORE AND IT WAS TOO LATE TO ABORT.  ADDED FLAPS AND PULLED BACK ON THE YOKE TO GET AIRBORNE THEN HIT THE SHORE LINE.

## 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 ANC13CA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC13CA069), Jul 29, 2013: Cessna A185E (N4557F), Kotzebue, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's lack of situational awareness and failure to maintain adequate clearance from terrain during takeoff. Factors contributing to the accident was the check airmen’s inadequate supervision.

## Other reports on N4557F (3)

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

- [Accident 20050418006489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050418006489A), Apr 18, 2005: Cessna A185E (N4557F), Wasilla, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) This certified flight instructor was conducting instruction with a private pilot in preparation for a bfr. Control of the aircraft was lost during a…
- [Accident 19800617029279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800617029279A), Jun 17, 1980: Cessna A185E (N4557F), Iliamna, AK, Substantial damage. Engine quit on climbout. Crash-landed on bank of lake. Found air valve shaft air box broken. Improper maintenance.
- [Accident 19760701022839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760701022839A), Jul 1, 1976: Cessna A185E (N4557F), Gibralter Lake, AK, Substantial damage. Float equipped.

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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