# Accident 20180615007979A: Cessna 185, Big Lake, AK, June 15, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 15, 2018, 10:55 local time
- Place: Big Lake, AK
- Airport: Big Lake
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.5356° N, 149.8139° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.5356&lon=-149.8139&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9964X (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 368 total, 264 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA351](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA351) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180615007979A

## Narrative

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

PILOT DEPARTED BIG LAKE AND PERFORMED SEVERAL TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS AT WILLOW AIRPORT WITHOUT INCIDENT.  ON LANDING AT BIG LAKE THE RIGHT TIRE WAS FLAT, THE PLANE PULLED HARD TO THE RIGHT INTO THE SOFT DIRT AND FLIPPED OVER.

## 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 GAA18CA351](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA351), Jun 15, 2018: Cessna 185 (N9964X), Big Lake, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s inability to maintain directional control during the landing roll due to a flat tire.

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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