# Incident 20240126001599I: Cessna A185F, Ogden, UT, January 26, 2024

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 26, 2024, 12:40 local time
- Place: Ogden, UT
- Airport: Ogden-Hinckley
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1951° N, 112.0122° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at OGDEN-HINCKLEY (OGD), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1951&lon=-112.0122&mi=10
- Aircraft: N714JE, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N714JE) (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: Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot, student
- Pilot flight hours: 2,514 total, 525 in this make and model, 96 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240126001599I

## Narrative

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

ON JANUARY 26, 2024 A CESSNA 185 WAS PRACTICING SKI LANDINGS ON , PINEVIEW RESERVOIR NEAR OGDEN UTAH. ON THE FORTH LANDING AND TURNAROUND THE RIGHT HAND MAIN BROKE THROUGH THE ICE CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO START TO SINK. BOTH OCCUPANTS EXITED THE AIRCRAFT AS WATER POURED INTO THE CABIN THROUGH THE HEATING VENTS. AIRCRAFT SANK INITIALLY TO THE BOTTOM OF THE COWLINGS, BUT THEN CONTINUED TILL THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBMERGED TO THE WINGS.

PILOT HAD BEEN ON LAKE SURFACE SEVERAL DAYS BEFORE ICE FISHING AND FELT THAT THE ICE WAS DEEP ENOUGH TO SUPPORT AIRCRAFT. RANGERS ON SCENE STATED THAT THE LAKE IS FEED BY ARTESIAN SPRINGS THAT CAUSE SOFT SPOTS IN THE ICE.

## Other reports on N714JE (2)

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

- [Incident 20210415006049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210415006049I), Apr 15, 2021: Cessna A185F (N714JE), Anchorage, AK, Minor damage. Arrived on scene as airport maintenance crew was righting aircraft in place. A/c was 4 months old to [privacy data omitted]pilot who has flown it ~32 hours…
- [Accident 20060615011629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060615011629A), Jun 15, 2006: Cessna A185F (N714JE), Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) While in cruise engine sputtered and quit running. Pilot attempted restart, engine started briefly and quit again. Mechanic noticed fuel coming from…

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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