# Accident 20180731018429A: Cessna A185F, Nome, AK, July 31, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 31, 2018, 23:00 local time
- Place: Nome, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.5667° N, 163.5686° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.5667&lon=-163.5686&mi=10
- Aircraft: N185KB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N185KB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A185F (registry code 2072821, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520-D (registry code 17236, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185F
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 800 total, 300 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC18LA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC18LA059) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180731018429A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS FLYING IN CRUISE BETWEEN THE CITY OF COUNCIL AND NOME ALASKA AT APPROXIMATELY 500-600 FT WITH 1 ADULT AND 2 CHILDREN ONBOARD. APPROXIMATLY 15 MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT THE PILOT NOTICED A REDUCTION IN RPM'S FROM THE ENGINE TO 1900 RPM AND NOTICED THE ENGINE RUNNING ROUGH AND UNDER REDUCED POWER. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO TROUBLE SHOOT THE PROBLEM, BUT WAS LOSING ALTITUDE AND NEEDED TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT FOUND A CLEAR AREA OF TUNDRA, DROPPED HIS FLAPS AND SLOWED THE AIRCRAFT TO ABOUT 45 MPH BEFORE LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED APPROXIMATELY 8 FEET AND THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR CAUGHT THE TERRAIN AND BROKE OFF. THE AIRCRAFT THEN FLIPPED OVER ON ITS BACK. THE OCCUPANTS THEN DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT UNINJURED.

## 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 ANC18LA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC18LA059), Aug 1, 2018: Cessna A185F (N185KB), White Mountain, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination of the engine revealed no mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal…

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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