# Accident 20260328002869A: Cessna A185F, Skwentna, AK, March 28, 2026

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 28, 2026, 12:00 local time
- Place: Skwentna, AK
- Airport: Private Strip, Ak
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.8971° N, 151.6185° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.8971&lon=-151.6185&mi=10
- Aircraft: N94237, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N94237) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 875 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC26LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC26LA022) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260328002869A

## Narrative

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

THE FLIGHT WAS A PERSONAL FLIGHT WITH ONE PASSENGER TO THE PILOT’S CABIN NEAR SQWENTNA, ALASKA. THE WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE DAY VFR AND THE WIND WAS CALM. THE PILOT STATED THAT AFTER TOUCHDOWN, HE HEARD A LOUD BANG. THE NOSE OF THE AIRPLANE THEN MOMENTARILY PITCHED NOSE UP AND THEN PITCHED NOSE DOWN WITH THE PROPELLER STRIKING THE GROUND. THE AIRPLANE SPUN TO THE RIGHT APPROXIMATELY 180 DEGREES OF HEADING BEFORE COMING TO REST. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER EGRESSED THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT INJURY. THE PILOT STATED THAT EXAMINATION OF THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR AND WHEEL SKI SHOWED THE ATTACHMENT HARDWARE FAILED CAUSING THE LANDING GEAR AXLE, WHEEL, AND SKI TO SEPARATE FROM THE LANDING GEAR LEG. THE BROKEN WHEEL SKI STRUCK THE RIGHT WING AND FLAP DURING THE ACCIDENT SEQUENCE. THE TAILWHEEL SPRING SEPARATED FROM THE AFT BULKHEAD AND CAUSED DAMAGE TO IT. THE FAILED AXLE ATTACHMENT HARDWARE HAS BEEN RETAINED FOR FURTHER EXAMINATION.

## 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 ANC26LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC26LA022), Mar 28, 2026: Cessna A185F (N94237), Skwentna, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s loss of directional control during landing roll due to contact with wind hardened snow berm and subsequent failure of main landing gear.

## Other reports on N94237 (2)

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

- [Accident 19880603018239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880603018239A), Jun 3, 1988: Cessna A185F (N94237), Philipsburg, MT, Substantial damage. Lost directional control on rollout. Ground looped. Gear collapsed and wing hit runway. Student carried passenger.
- [Accident 19780723018209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780723018209A), Jul 23, 1978: Cessna A185F (N94237), Oak Harbor,Wa, WA, Substantial damage. R main gr tire failed.

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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