# Accident 20200830016129A: Cessna A185F, Stoney River, AK, August 30, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 30, 2020, 13:30 local time
- Place: Stoney River, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: PPOC
- Location: 61.5639° N, 156.2278° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.5639&lon=-156.2278&mi=10
- Aircraft: N107L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N107L) (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: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 17,464 total, 1,838 in this make and model, 124 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC20CA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC20CA091) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200830016129A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND TO THE WEST AT AN UNIMPOROVED AIRSTRIP NEAR STONEY RIVER (SRV) IN GUSTY WIND CONDITIONS. DURING THE FLARE THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT ALLOWING THE LEFT WING TO IMPACT A TREE AND CAUSING A CHAIN REACTION OF IMPACTS CONSISTANT WITH THIS TPYE OF ACCIDENT.

## 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 ANC20CA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC20CA091), Aug 30, 2020: Cessna A185 (N107L), Lime Village, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s loss of control during the landing flare, which resulted in an impact with trees.

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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