# Incident 20190612006709I: Cessna A185F, Anchorage, AK, June 12, 2019

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 12, 2019, 11:06 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Airport: Campbell Airstrip
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.1587° N, 149.7806° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CAMPBELL AIRSTRIP (CSR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.1587&lon=-149.7806&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1296F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1296F) (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: 270 total, 196 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190612006709I

## Narrative

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

ON 06-12-19 AT 1106 LOCAL TIME A CESSNA 185F PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HAD A FORCED LANDING AT CAMPBELL AIRSTRIP, AK DUE TO A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER.  ONE PILOT ONBOARD WITH NO REPORTED INJURIES.  DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT CONSIST OF MINOR DAMAGE TO THE BOTTOM OF FLOATS DUE TO LANDING ON CAMPBELL AIRSTRIP GRAVEL SURFACE.

PILOT HAD FLOWN TO HOMER EARLIER AND THE INCIDENT OCCURRED AS HE WAS DESCENDING FOR LANDING AT LAKE HOOD.  PILOT CROSSED OVER TURNAGAIN ARM AT 3500MSL AND NORTHBOUND OVER CAMPBELL AIRSTRIP AT APPROXIMATELY 1500MSL  PILOT RECEIVED CLEARANCE TO LAND AT LAKE HOOD.  HE MADE A SHALLOW LEFT TURN TO THE WEST TO FOLLOW TUTOR ROAD AND THE ENGINE QUIT RUNNING.  HE IMMEDIATELY NOTIFIED LAKE HOOD VIA RADIO AND TURNED TO THE LEFT, BACK TOWARDS CAMPBELL AIRSTRIP AND SWITCHED HIS FUEL SELECTOR FROM BOTH TO RIGHT, AS HE NOTED THE RIGHT SIDE FUEL GAUGE INDICATED MORE FUEL.  HE ATTEMPTED 2 RESTARTS WITH NO LUCK AND AFTERWARDS PERFORMED AN ENGINE OUT LANDING ON CAMPBELL AIRSTRIP.  THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE FLOAT KEEL STRIPS.  THE RIGHT FUEL TANK HAD 12 GALLONS OF MEASURABLE FUEL AND THE LEFT TANK HAD NO MEASURABLE FUEL.  HIS MECHANIC LOOKED OVER THE AIRCRAFT AND WAS ABLE TO START THE ENGINE.  WHEN THE ENGINE QUIT THE PILOT HAD THE FUEL SELECTOR IN BOTH, THE MECHANIC NOTED THE AIRCRAFT HAD DEPLETED THE LEFT FUEL TANK BUT STILL HAD 12 GALLONS IN THE RIGHT FUEL TANK.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS TRANSFERRED FROM FLOATS TO WHEELS, REFUELED AND FLOWN TO LAKE HOOD.  THE PILOT HAD ELECTED TO HAVE MECHANIC PERFORM A COMPLETE INSPECTION OF THE FUEL SYSTEM AND ALSO INSTALL NEW FUEL GAUGES, SENDING UNITS AND A FUEL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM.  HE HAS ALSO RAISED HIS PERSON MINIMUMS TO NO LESS THAT 1 HOUR OF FUEL UPON ARRIVING AT HIS DESTINATION.

## Other reports on N1296F (3)

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

- [Accident 19910829037889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910829037889A), Aug 29, 1991: Cessna 185F (N1296F), Cordova, AK, Substantial damage. Ground looped landing in a crosswind. Side load collapsed right main gear. Blamed gear defect. None found.
- [Accident 19831223063429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831223063429A), Dec 23, 1983: Cessna 185C (N1296F), Naknek, AK, Substantial damage. Aircraft stalled and crashed during takeoff. Several witnesses noticed frost on wings.
- [Accident 19760901028609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760901028609A), Sep 1, 1976: Cessna A185F (N1296F), Shovel Lake, AK, Substantial damage

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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