# NTSB ANC85LA165: Cessna A188B, N53286, Gold King Creek, AK, August 31, 1985

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: August 31, 1985, 11:30 local (19:30 UTC)
- Place: Gold King Creek, AK
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office: Alaska Regional Office
- NTSB case key (mKey): 4554
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC85LA165
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/4554/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85LA165

## Sequence of events

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

- Nose over, landing - roll
  - brakes(normal) - improper use of, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

THE PLT STATED THAT WHEN HE LANDED, THE ACFT WAS ROLLING OUT ON ITS MAIN GEAR IN A TAIL LOW ATTITUDE, WHEN HE APPLIED BRAKING ACTION. A MOMENT LATER, THE ACFT BEGAN TO PITCH NOSE DOWN. HE COMPENSATED WITH FULL UP ELEVATOR, BUT THE ACFT NOSED OVER.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N53286](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53286-2019-11-29), registration cancelled 2019-11-29, S/N 18801735T, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A188B
- Registry model: [Cessna A188B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188b) (registry code 2073005) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 567271
- Airframe hours: 1680
- Engines: CONTINENTAL IO-520 300 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Business, Part 91
- Operator: Chris M. Mills, doing business as Interior Fuel Distributor
- Registered owner: Darrell Neidham
- Airworthiness certificate: Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection: Annual, April 24, 1985, 120 hours before
- Departed: BRADLEY SKY RAN, AK
- Airport: D&D Mining Strip, runway 36, 1,200 × 20 ft, gravel

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 29; flight instructor, commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: front; flight hours: 997 total, 220 in this make and model, 854 as pilot in command, 178 in the last 90 days, 100 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 360° at 8 knots
- Visibility: 40 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 48 °F, dew point 30 °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 19850831045949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850831045949A), Aug 31, 1985: Cessna A188B, Gold King Creek, AK, Substantial damage. Bounced on landing. Rollout on mains with tail off the ground. Applied brakes and aircraft nosed over.

## Other investigations on N53286 (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 LAX78DUK08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78DUK08), Sep 2, 1978: Cessna 188 (N53286), San Simon, AZ, substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA76FKG16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76FKG16), Aug 19, 1975: Cessna A188B (N53286), Hawkinsville, GA, destroyed

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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