# NTSB ANC81DA009: Cessna 185, N2565Z, Kasigluk, AK, December 18, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 18, 1980
- Place: Kasigluk, AK · KASIGLUK, AK
- Location: 60.8635° N, 162.5387° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kasigluk, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.8635&lon=-162.5387&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 31, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127612
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC81DA009
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81DA009

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3224  80/12/18   KASIGLUK,AK         CESSNA 185          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 8010
        TIME - 1230                    N2565Z              PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO            TOTAL HOURS, 1102 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ICE STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BETHEL,AK                   KASIGLUK,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW WINDROWS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     RIGHT QUARTERING HEAD WIND 023-067 DEGREES
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          360                                                       30
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      VFR
        REMARKS- ICE STRIP ON LAKE.STRUCK SNOW BERM BESIDE RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N2565Z (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Ice Strip

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19801218077329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801218077329A), Dec 18, 1980: Cessna 185B, Kasigluk, AK, Substantial damage. Pilot allowed aircraft to drift to one side of ice strip during landing, which caused wing to dig in berm of runway

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.

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