# Accident 20230910018119A: Cessna A185F, Beluga, AK, September 10, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 10, 2023, 14:33 local time
- Place: Beluga, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.2761° N, 151.7831° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2761&lon=-151.7831&mi=10
- Aircraft: N124UA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N124UA) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,730 total, 20 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC23LA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC23LA073) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230910018119A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED ANCHORAGE WITH NO ISSUES AND FLEW 65 MILES WEST TO CAPPS CREEK, ON TOUCHDOWN A CAPPS CREEK THE LANDING TOUCHDOWN WAS LONG AND THEN HIT A SWELL IN THE SURFACE AND BOUNCED THEN STARTED THE ROLLOUT RIGHT AFTER THE BOUNCE.  THE PILOT FELT THE SPEED WAS STILL HIGH AND APPLIED FULL POWER TO ABORT THE LANDING JUST PRIOR TO DEPARTING THE LANDING SURFACE.  WHEN THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE LANDING SURFACE IT WENT OVER A LEDGE AND DOWN INTO A GULLY WHILE NEVER REGAINING ENOUGH SPEED TO CLIMB.  THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A REST IN A SMALL CREEK BED AFTER SLIDING ON THE SOFT TUNDRA.

## 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 ANC23LA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC23LA073), Sep 10, 2023: Cessna A185F (N124UA), Beluga, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s delayed go-around decision with insufficient runway remaining.

## Other reports on N124UA (2)

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

- [Incident 20161030022999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161030022999I), Oct 30, 2016: Cessna A185F (N124UA), Anchorage, AK, No damage. Engine failed after takeoff due to improper use of fuel tank selector. Aircraft landed on railroad right of way.
- [Incident 19920628038489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920628038489I), Jun 28, 1992: Cessna A185F (N124UA), Karluk, AK, Minor damage. Pilot lost directional control of aircraft on a water takeoff. Left float hit rocks.

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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