# NTSB Accident ANC02LA003
> **Cessna 185** · 2001-10-05 · PORT ALSWORTH, AK, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ANC02LA003
- **Event ID:** 20011217X02402
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2001-10-05
- **Location:** PORT ALSWORTH, AK, USA
- **Coordinates:** 60.383335, -153.858337
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 185
- **Registration:** N1966U
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's excessive descent rate and subsequent hard landing during the landing flare/touchdown.  A factor in the accident was glassy water conditions.

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