- Date
- July 16, 1985, 19:30 local (Jul 17, 1985, 03:30 UTC)
- Place
- Portage, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N4611ECessna A-185F
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19850716031559A
- Case key
- 4525
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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.
Loss of engine power
Nose over
Terrain condition - softCause
Airspeed - excessiveCause
Judgment - poorFactor
Analysis
Acft attempted to land on inlet mud flats & nosed over following a reported rough running engine.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4611E
- Reported as
- Cessna A-185F
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 03813
- Airframe hours
- 570
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-D, 285 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Robert D. Davidson
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 2, 1984 · 142 hours before
- Departed
- Crown Point, AK
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
- 30
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Unknown, Unknown
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 2,500 total · 663 in this make and model · 100 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 90° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 60 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 8,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 61 °F, dew point -0 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N4611E · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB ANC86LA165Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportHanning Bay, AKThe pilot reported that during a landing, the airplane encountered a strong, gusty crosswind just after touchdown, then nosed over. The wind was reported to be from the northwest at 5 KTS with gusts and light turbulence.NTSB ANC80DAG35Accident · Minor injuriesClosedIliamna, AK