# Accident 20230804022609A: Cessna 185, Katmai Park, AK, August 4, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 4, 2023, 15:00 local time
- Place: Katmai Park, AK
- Airport: X-Wind Lake Strip
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N9885X (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,064 total, 460 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230804022609A

## Narrative

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

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.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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