# Accident 20201020014589A: Cessna 185E, Chugiak, AK, October 20, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 20, 2020, 13:34 local time
- Place: Chugiak, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.4161° N, 149.5083° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.4161&lon=-149.5083&mi=10
- Aircraft: N850WB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N850WB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 185E (registry code 2072816, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-185e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520-D (registry code 17236, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185E
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-520-D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total, 1 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC21LA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC21LA002) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20201020014589A

## Narrative

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

ON OCTOBER 20, 2020 AT 1240PM A CESSNA 185 N850WB DEPARTED RUNWAY GRAVEL RUNWAY 32 LAKE HOOD, ANCHORAGE ALASKA FOR THE PURPOSES OF PROVIDING CURRENCY FLIGHT INSTRUCTION, VERIFYING AIRCRAFT FLIGHT PERFORMANCE, AND RELOCATION TO BIRCHWOOD AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT OWNER (AO), A PRIVATE PILOT WITH 575 TOTAL FLIGHT EXPERIENCE WAS IN THE LEFT SEAT OF THE AIRCRAFT AND THE CFI WITH 2500 HOURS TOTAL FLIGHT EXPERIENCE WAS IN THE RIGHT SEAT. NEITHER THE CFI NOR THE AO HAD ANY EXPERIENCE IN THE AIRCRAFT TYPE, AND THE TWO PILOTS HAD NOT DISCUSSED WHO WAS THE PIC. HOWEVER, THE CFI WAS AWARE THAT THE AIRCRAFT OWNER HAD NOT FLOWN IN 10 YEARS AND DID NOT HAVE A CURRENT FLIGHT REVIEW, AND THEREFORE WAS NOT QUALIFIED TO EXERCISE THE PRIVILEGES OF PIC. AFTER THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN ON RUNWAY 2L AT BIRCHWOOD AIRPORT ( BCV), THE AIRCRAFT  VEERED TO THE RIGHT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY AND GROUND LOOPED BETWEEN RUNWAYS 2L AND 2R. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING TIP AND THE LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER.

## 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 ANC21LA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC21LA002), Oct 20, 2020: Cessna 185 (N850WB), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot receiving instruction’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in a runway excursion onto soft terrain. Contributing to the accident was the flight…

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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