# Accident 20150423007069A: Cessna A185E, Nome, AK, April 23, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 23, 2015, 12:38 local time
- Place: Nome, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.5114° N, 165.3903° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.5114&lon=-165.3903&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4554F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4554F) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 25,500 total, 7,000 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC15LA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC15LA023) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150423007069A

## Narrative

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

ON TAKEOFF ROTATION PILOT HEARD LOUD POP.  COULD SEE THE GEAR AND SKI BY HIS WINDOW. REQUESTED EMERGENCY LANDING. UPON TOUCHDOWN DAMAGED LEFT WING, LANDING GEAR BOX AND PROP. NO INJURIES.

## 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 ANC15LA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC15LA023), Apr 23, 2015: Cessna 185 (N4554F), Nome, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the left main landing gear leg for reasons that could not be determined based on the available evidence.

## Other reports on N4554F (1)

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

- [Incident 19920515023039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920515023039I), May 15, 1992: Cessna A185E (N4554F), King Salmon, AK, Minor damage. Right tire went flat as pilot applied brakes on a crosswind landing. Aircraft ground looped.

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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