UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549
                                    Form 10-K

[X]  Annual report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange
     Act of 1934 for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005

[    ] Transition report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
     Exchange Act of 1934

     for the transition period from       to



              Commission File Number 333-123034-04

                           WAMU ASSET ACCEPTANCE CORP.
             (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

             Delaware                            20-2258610
 (State or other jurisdiction of    (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
          incorporation

                          1201 THIRD AVENUE, WMT 1706A
                            SEATTLE, WASHINGTON 98101
                                 (206) 554-8838
       (Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area
               code, of registrant's principal executive offices)


           WaMu Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2005-AR16

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            (Title of each class of securities covered by this Form)

Indicate by checkmark if the  registrant  is a well-known  seasoned  issuer,  as
defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act: Yes [ ] No [X]

Indicate by checkmark if the registrant not required to file reports pursuant to
to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act: Yes [ ] No [X]


Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: None
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None

     Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the
registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such
filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes [X] No [ ] (as such reporting
obligations are modified as set forth in J.P. Morgan Mortgage Pass-Through
Corporation, SEC No-Action Letter, March 31, 1989, in reliance upon which the
registrant is filing this modified report).

     Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item
405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the
best of registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements
incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this
Form 10-K. [ ] Not applicable.

         Indicate by checkmark whether the registrant is a large accelerated
filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of "accelerated filer and
large accelerated filer" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

Large Accelerated Filer [  ]
Accelerated Filer [  ]
Non-accelerated Filer [X]

     Indicate by checkmark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined
in Rule 12B-2 of the Act). [ ] Yes [X] No


     State the aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting common equity
held by non-affiliates of the registrant: None.

     Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the registrant's
classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date: Not applicable.

                       DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

The registrant's Reports on Form 8-K concerning the registrant's WaMu Mortgage
Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2005-AR16 issued pursuant to the Pooling and
Servicing Agreement dated as of November 1, 2005(the "Pooling Agreement") and
registered pursuant to a registration statement on Form S-3 (File No.
333-123034) (such mortgage pass-through certificates, the "Certificates"), are
incorporated by reference as set forth in Part IV, Item 15. Capitalized terms
used herein but not otherwise defined shall have the meanings assigned to them
in the Pooling Agreement.




                                     Part IV

Item 15. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules

(a) Documents filed as part of this report.

     1. Not applicable.

     2. Not applicable.

     3. Not applicable.

(b) Exhibits required by Item 601


Exhibit No.   Description

31            Rule 13a-14(d) Certification

99.1          Officer's Certificate regarding
              Annual Statement of Compliance of
              Washington Mutual Bank, dated March 1, 2006

99.2          Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
              on Management's Assertion Concerning Compliance with
              Washington Mutual Bank's Minimum Servicing Standards as of and
              for the year ended December 31, 2005 (incorporated by reference
              to the designated exhibit included in the registrant's
              Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on March 30, 2006,
              (SEC File No. 333-123034))



     The registrant filed Current Reports on Form 8-K that described
distributions made to Certificateholders on the Distribution Date occurring in
the month preceding the month in which such Current Report on Form 8-K was filed
and also provided certain information regarding delinquent Mortgage Loans and
credit enhancements as of such Distribution Date. Such Current Reports on Form
8-K are incorporated by reference herein, as follows:


WaMu Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series
2005-AR16


EVENT REPORTED
Monthly Distribution Report sent to
holders of the Certificates for           Date Distribution Report
payments made in:                         Filed on Form 8-K:
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12/27/2005                                12/29/2005




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                                   SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on
its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

Dated:  March 30, 2006      WAMU ASSET ACCEPTANCE CORP.


                            By: /s/ Thomas G. Lehmann
                                -------------------------------------
                               Thomas G. Lehmann,
                                First Vice President