# Accident 20210627010989A: Cessna A185F, Dillingham, AK, June 27, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 27, 2021, 17:00 local time
- Place: Dillingham, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 59.8831° N, 157.7608° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.8831&lon=-157.7608&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8216J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8216J) (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
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,912 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC21LA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC21LA050) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210627010989A

## Narrative

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

DESCRIPTION:

AIRCRAFT WAS HIT WITH A CROSSWIND GUST ON CLIMBOUT AND ENDED UP IN BUSHES ON THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY.

CAUSAL & CONTRIBUTING FACTORS:

UNEXPECTED CROSSWIND GUST, AND MINIMAL VEGETATION CLEARANCE ON EACH SIDE OF THE RUNWAY.

RECOMMENDATION FOR SYSTEMIC CORRECTIVE ACTION:  NONE.

COMMENTS:  AFTER THE ACCIDENT THE PILOT SAID HE REQUESTED THAT THE VEGETATION BE TRIMMED BACK ON EACH SIDE OF THE RUNWAY TO AVOID AN EVENT LIKE THIS FROM HAPPENING AGAIN.

## 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 ANC21LA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC21LA050), Jun 28, 2021: Cessna A185F (N8216J), Dillingham, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during takeoff in gusting wind conditions which resulted in a loss of control and impact with terrain.

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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