20181223018699A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna A185F · Big Lake, AK · December 23, 2018

Date: December 23, 2018 · 19:00 local
Place: Big Lake, AK
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N93018
NTSB investigation: NTSBANC19CA009
Reported as: Cessna A185F
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,240 total1,240 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

N93018Registered now · Cessna A185FS/N 18503161 · Built 1976 Airframe modelCessna A185F Engine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Airman attempted landing on unlighted ice strip on Big Lake Alaska in the dark. Landing light was not operating. Pilot decided to atempt a landing at unlighted and unfamiliar ice strip instead of numerious lighted airfield options in the local area.

As the FAA filed it

AIRMAN ATTEMPTED LANDING ON UNLIGHTED ICE STRIP ON BIG LAKE ALASKA IN THE DARK. LANDING LIGHT WAS NOT OPERATING. PILOT DECIDED TO ATEMPT A LANDING AT UNLIGHTED AND UNFAMILIAR ICE STRIP INSTEAD OF NUMERIOUS LIGHTED AIRFIELD OPTIONS IN THE LOCAL AREA.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ANC19CA009Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportBig Lake, AKThe pilot's improper decision to land on a roadway during dark night conditions with inoperable landing and taxi lights, which resulted in an impact with a snow berm.Dec 23, 2018 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N93018 · 3

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

Accident 19930701021499ATo Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct) · Wasill, AKWater takeoff on narrow part of lake. Got downdraft near shore. Struck trees. Had not flown aircraft for a year.Jul 1, 1993 · Substantial damage Accident 19870905050299ARoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Wasilla, AKThe aircraft veered off the runway on landing. The tail wheel tire was found to have been flat.Sep 5, 1987 · Substantial damage Incident 19870621073169IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Glennallen, AKAircraft ground looped during a crosswind landing.Jun 21, 1987 · Minor damage