# Incident 20210415006049I: Cessna A185F, Anchorage, AK, April 15, 2021 - Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: April 15, 2021, 12:16 local time - Place: Anchorage, AK - Airport: Merrill Field - Damage: Minor damage - Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 61.2163° N, 149.8364° W: From the FAA - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2163&lon=-149.8364&mi=10 - Aircraft: N714JE, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N714JE) (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: 3 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Other injuries: 0 - Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor - Pilot flight hours: 1,248 total - NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC21LA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC21LA031) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210415006049I ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. ARRIVED ON SCENE AS AIRPORT MAINTENANCE CREW WAS RIGHTING AIRCRAFT IN PLACE. A/C WAS 4 MONTHS OLD TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^PILOT WHO HAS FLOWN IT ~32 HOURS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. ALL THAT TIME HAD BEEN WITH INSTRUCTORS WHO COMMENTED THAT THE PLANE PULLED SIGNIFICANTLY TO THE RIGHT BUT WAS CONTROLLABLE. THE MAJORITY OF INSTRUCTION CAME FROM A HIGHLY RESPECTED DPE/INSTRUCTOR IN THE AREA WHOSE EXPERIENCE WOULD BE ABOVE REPROACH. IN RESPONSE, THE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ TOOK THE AIRCRAFT TO A PILOT/MECHANIC FOR AN OPERATOR ON THE FIELD WITH MULTIPLE 185S, WHO CHECKED THE ALIGNMENT WITH GREASE PLATES IAW CESSNA 100 SERIES MM, AND MADE SIGNIFICANT CHANGES TO THE RIGHT AXLE SHIM SET. THAT PILOT FLEW THE A/C POST MAINTENANCE WITH NO DISCREPANCIES OR UNUSUAL TENDENCIES NOTED. DUE TO THE HIGH TIME INSTRUCTOR BEING OUT OF TOWN, THE PILOT SECURED THE USE OF ANOTHER INSTRUCTOR ON THE FIELD TO ACT AS SAFETY PILOT FOR THE FIRST FLIGHT. A/C TOOK OFF WITH NO ISSUE, MADE NORMAL WHEEL LANDING APPROACH WITH FLAPS 30. A/C TOUCHED DOWN NORMALLY AND TRACKED TRUE UNTIL POWER REDUCED DURING ROLLOUT, WHEN A/C VEERED HARD TO THE RIGHT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^PILOT REAPPLIED POWER RETURNED TO FLIGHT AND PATTERN FOR A SECOND ATTEMPT. CONTROL WAS GIVEN TO THE INSTRUCTOR FOR THE SECOND LANDING TO ENSURE NOTHING WAS MISSED OR INCORRECT. SECOND LANDING WAS SAME UNTIL POWER REDUCED AGAIN, AT WHICH TIME A/C VEERED AGAIN HARD RIGHT. CFI ATTEMPTED TO STAY WITH THE LANDING RATHER THAN GO AROUND, AND WOULD HAVE ROLLED THROUGH IT HAD THE WINTER ACCUMULATION OF SNOW ALONG THE RUNWAY NOT INTERFERED. A/C WAS EXITING THE PAVED SURFACE ROUGHLY 45 DEGREES OF RUNWAY HEADING AT ~35 KNOTS WHEN THE MAINS AND LOW LEFT WING HIT THE SNOW PILE AND ROLLED ONTO ITS BACK COMING TO REST INVERTED WITH MINIMAL DAMAGE. ONLY PART OF A/C THAT HIT THE GROUND (NOT SNOW) WAS THE LEFT WINGTIP. NEITHER SPAR APPEARED TO BE BENT WITH ONLY SURFACE DENTS IN THE LE CUFF, VERTICAL FIN FAIRING, PROP BLADE AND COWLING. NO INJURIES RECEIVED. 09/02/2021: AMENDMENT WAS MADE AFTER DETERMINATION FROM ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^THAT NO STRUCTURES OR FLIGHT CONTROLS WERE DAMAGED AS ANNOTATED IN NTSB 830.2. EVENT IS CHANGED FROM ACCIDENT TO INCIDENT. ALL ELSE REMAINS UNCHANGED. BNH ## 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 ANC21LA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC21LA031), Apr 15, 2021: Cessna A185F (N714JE), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of control during landing for reasons that could not be determined based on the available evidence. ## Other reports on N714JE (2) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Incident 20240126001599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240126001599I), Jan 26, 2024: Cessna A185F (N714JE), Ogden, UT, Minor damage. On January 26, 2024 a Cessna 185 was practicing ski landings on , pineview reservoir near Ogden Utah. On the forth landing and turnaround the right hand main… - [Accident 20060615011629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060615011629A), Jun 15, 2006: Cessna A185F (N714JE), Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) While in cruise engine sputtered and quit running. Pilot attempted restart, engine started briefly and quit again. Mechanic noticed fuel coming from… 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.