- Date
- April 5, 1982, 19:50 local (Apr 6, 1982, 03:50 UTC)
- Place
- Juneau, AK
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N4745QCessna A185E
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report April 5, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19820405008259A
- Case key
- 71210
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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Analysis
During an approach to land, the pilot of the amphibious aircraft extended the gear and performed his prelanding checks. He stated that while he was descending, he noticed an excessive loss of altitude and began to add power. However, the engine did not respond and he was unable to obtain a restart. Subsequently, the aircraft touched down on in the lighting system short of the runway and nosed over. An examination revealed that the low pressure relief valve adjusting screw on the fuel pump, pn 638154-1, was worn and recessed in the housing. The screw would rotate and vary the low pressure fuel setting.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4745Q
- Reported as
- Cessna A185E
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 185-1199
- Airframe hours
- 5,529
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-D, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Brian A. Emerich
- Registered owner
- Brian A. Emerich
- Departed
- Auke Bay, AK
- Destination
- Farmerville, LA
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- JNU · Juneau, runway 8, 8,456 × 150 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 34
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Single-engine sea
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 385 total · 310 in this make and model · 331 as pilot in command · 4 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 80° at 3 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Temperature
- 93 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.