# NTSB ANC85LA081: Cessna 185F, N1062F, Talkeetna, AK, May 11, 1985

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: May 11, 1985, 10:00 local (18:00 UTC)
- Place: Talkeetna, AK
- Coordinates: 62.450592, -149.790878 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.4506&lon=-149.7909&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office: Alaska Regional Office
- NTSB case key (mKey): 4492
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC85LA081
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/4492/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85LA081

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of control - on ground/water, takeoff - roll/run
  - aircraft performance,takeoff capability - overload (contributing factor)
  - improper use of equipment/aircraft, pilot in command (cause)
  - terrain condition - rough/uneven (contributing factor)
  - all available runway - not used, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

PLT DID NOT USE ALL AVAILABLE TAKEOFF AREA AND FAILED TO RECOGNIZED NEED TO ABORT UNTIL TOO LATE. POSSIBLE OVERWEIGHT AIRPLANE LOADED BEYOND CENTRE OF GRAVITY RANGE

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1062F](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1062F), registered now, S/N 18502718, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185F
- Registry model: [Cessna A185F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f) (registry code 2072821) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 18502718
- Airframe hours: 3800
- Engines: CONTINENTAL IO-520-D 300 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Part 135
- Registered owner: Talkeetna Air Taxi Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, April 5, 1985, 30 hours before
- Departed: BLAKE LAKE, AK
- Destination: TKA, TALKEETNA, AK
- Flight plan: Company VFR
- Airport: runway 4, 4,700 × 300 ft, snow

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 29; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine sea, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 3,300 total, 2,200 in this make and model, 130 in the last 90 days, 4 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: calm
- Visibility: 100 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 19 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg

## FAA reports on this event (1)

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

- [Accident 19850511016659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850511016659A), May 11, 1985: Cessna A185F, Talkeetna, AK, Substantial damage. Gear failed during takeoff on uneven terrain and snow drifts. Aircraft probably over gross. Conflicting information

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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