# Accident 20180817014389A: Cessna A185F, Wasilla, AK, August 17, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 17, 2018, 21:30 local time
- Place: Wasilla, AK
- Airport: West Papoose Airpark
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.5333° N, 150.1022° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.5333&lon=-150.1022&mi=10
- Aircraft: N185MC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N185MC) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,500 total, 2,900 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA496](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA496) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180817014389A

## Narrative

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

VISITED STAKEHOLDER, VIEWED AIRCRAFT AND TOOK PHOTOS, VERIFIED PILOT CERTIFICATE AND MEDICAL AS CURRENT.  PILOT DESCRIBED EVENT AND STATED HE WAS ON TAKEOFF ROLL AND NOTICED A CROWN IN RUNWAY.  PILOT STATED HE VEERED LEFT OF CROWN BY A COUPLE FEET; LEFT WING TIP CONTACTED BRUSHY VEGETATION PULLING AIRCRAFT INTO THE TREES.

## 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 GAA18CA496](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA496), Aug 18, 2018: Cessna A185 (N185MC), Big Lake, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from tree foliage on the left side of the runway during takeoff due to his focus on the right side of the runway.

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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