# Accident 20131123024609A: Cessna A185F, Wien Lake, AK, November 23, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 23, 2013, 15:23 local time
- Place: Wien Lake, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.4705° N, 148.5701° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.4705&lon=-148.5701&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8310Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8310Q) (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: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 22,985 total, 2,100 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC14CA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC14CA009) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20131123024609A

## Narrative

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

UPON LANDING SKI CAUGHT HOLE IN THE ICE AIRCRAFT ROTATED IMMEDIATELY 90 DEGREES DAMAGING THE RIGHT WING TIP, RIGHT GEAR ASSEMBLY AND PROPELLER.

## 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 ANC14CA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC14CA009), Nov 23, 2013: Cessna A185F (N8310Q), Nenana, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane, which resulted in a collision with terrain.

## Other reports on N8310Q (1)

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

- [Accident 19970416006319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970416006319A), Apr 16, 1997: Cessna A185F (N8310Q), Manley, AK, Substantial damage. Landing on frozen lake. Began to ground loop due gusty crosswind. Wing hit a snowbank. Spar fuselage tail damage.

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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