# Incident 20161030022999I: Cessna A185F, Anchorage, AK, October 30, 2016

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 30, 2016, 13:30 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Airport: Flying Crown
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.1060° N, 149.8638° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FLYING CROWN (AK12), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.1060&lon=-149.8638&mi=10
- Aircraft: N124UA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N124UA) (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: 2,750 total, 750 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161030022999I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED AFTER TAKEOFF DUE TO IMPROPER USE OF FUEL TANK SELECTOR.  AIRCRAFT LANDED ON RAILROAD RIGHT OF WAY.

## Other reports on N124UA (2)

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

- [Accident 20230910018119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230910018119A), Sep 10, 2023: Cessna A185F (N124UA), Beluga, AK, Substantial damage. Aircraft departed anchorage with no issues and flew 65 miles west to capps creek, on touchdown a capps creek the landing touchdown was long and then hit a…
- [Incident 19920628038489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920628038489I), Jun 28, 1992: Cessna A185F (N124UA), Karluk, AK, Minor damage. Pilot lost directional control of aircraft on a water takeoff. Left float hit rocks.

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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