# Accident 20230306001619A: Cessna A185F, Homer, AK, March 6, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 6, 2023, 16:50 local time
- Place: Homer, AK
- Airport: Homer
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 59.6430° N, 151.4844° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.6430&lon=-151.4844&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9697Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9697Q) (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: 420 total, 150 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC23LA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC23LA026) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230306001619A

## Narrative

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

PILOT MADE AN APPROACH FOR RWY 22.  REPORTED WIND WAS 6 KNOTS AT 210 DEGREES.  PILOT EXECUTED A 2 WHEEL LANDING AND UPON TAIL TOUCHING DOWN AND BRAKING WAS ATTEMPTED, DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WAS LOST AS THE AIRCRAFT IMMEDIATELY TURNED RIGHT AND DAMAGED THE LEFT WING, LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER AND LEFT WHEEL.  PILOT STATED THAT THERE WERE NO PRIOR INDICATION OF MECHANICAL ISSUES WITH THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 ANC23LA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC23LA026), Mar 7, 2023: Cessna A185F (N9697Q), Homer, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll, which resulted in a ground loop and impact with terrain.

## Other reports on N9697Q (1)

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

- [Incident 19980702023119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980702023119I), Jul 2, 1998: Cessna A185F (N9697Q), Canandaigua, NY. Flipped over during water takeoff. Bow wheels sagged down. Gear up position.

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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