# NTSB ANC83LA009: Cessna 185, N9982X, Stony River, AK, October 29, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: October 29, 1982, 12:35 local (20:35 UTC)
- Place: Stony River, AK
- Coordinates: 61.199146, -158.600326 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.1991&lon=-158.6003&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 29, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office: Alaska Regional Office
- NTSB case key (mKey): 72742
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC83LA009
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/72742/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC83LA009

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Nose over, landing - roll
  - airport facilities,runway/landing area condition - rough/uneven (contributing factor)
  - airport facilities,runway/landing area condition - snow covered (contributing factor)
  - unsuitable terrain or takeoff/landing/taxi area - selected, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

ACCORDING TO THE PLT IT SNOWED HEAVILY THE PRIOR DAY & PEOPLE ON THE GROUND USED THEIR SNOWMOBILES TO PACK DOWN A LANDING AREA. UPON LANDING THE ACFT ROLLED 400-500 FT & STRUCK A 6-INCH SNOW HUMP TURNING THE ACFT OVER.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9982X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9982X-2012-11-27), registration cancelled 2012-11-27, S/N 1850182, built 1961 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185
- Registry model: [Cessna 185](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-185) (registry code 2072802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 1850182
- Engines: CONTINENTAL IO-520-D 300 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Part 135
- Operator: Jack R. Smith
- Registered owner: Jack R. Smith
- Departed: MCG, MCGRATH, AK
- Destination: SINKA'S LANDING, AK
- Flight plan: VFR

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; medical: unknown, unknown

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: calm
- Visibility: 50 statute miles
- Temperature: 50 °F

## 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 19821029057759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821029057759A), Oct 29, 1982: Cessna 185, Stony River, AK, Substantial damage. Landed on a snow packed runway. Struck a snow ridge and flipped over.

## Other investigations on N9982X (2)

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 ANC98FA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC98FA079), Jun 18, 1998: Cessna 185 (N9982X), Big Lake, AK, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's performance of a low level maneuver. Factors were the pilot's overconfidence in his personal ability, his lack of experience in the type of airplane, and his failure to maintain adequate…
- [NTSB ANC76DAG42](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC76DAG42), Aug 24, 1975: Cessna 185 (N9982X), Farewell, AK, substantial damage

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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