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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 185 · Katmai Park, AK · August 4, 2023

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Date: August 4, 2023 · 15:00 local
Place: Katmai Park, AK
Airport: X-Wind Lake Strip
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N9885X
Reported as: Cessna 185
People aboard: 4
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,064 total460 in this make and model75 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Aircraft was landing at X-Wind Lake Strip near moraine creek in Katmai national park. After touching down on rough terrain hard breaking was applied causing the aircarft to nose over. Three passengers' onboard no injuries. The airstrip is used on a regular basis for bear viewing and fishing. Another airplane landed following the accident without incident.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT WAS LANDING AT X-WIND LAKE STRIP NEAR MORAINE CREEK IN KATMAI NATIONAL PARK. AFTER TOUCHING DOWN ON ROUGH TERRAIN HARD BREAKING WAS APPLIED CAUSING THE AIRCARFT TO NOSE OVER. THREE PASSENGERS' ONBOARD NO INJURIES. THE AIRSTRIP IS USED ON A REGULAR BASIS FOR BEAR VIEWING AND FISHING. ANOTHER AIRPLANE LANDED FOLLOWING THE ACCIDENT WITHOUT INCIDENT.