# Accident 19801021069249A: Cessna A185F, St Marys, AK, October 21, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 21, 1980, 13:30 local time
- Place: St Marys, AK
- Airport: St Marys
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 62.0608° N, 163.3018° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ST MARY'S (KSM), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.0608&lon=-163.3018&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1095F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1095F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A185F (registry code 2072821, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,468 total, 290 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC81DAG06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81DAG06) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801021069249A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

GROUND LOOPED WHILE PRACTICING A CROSSWIND LANDING. WIND EXCEEDED PILOT AND AIRCRAFT CAPABILITY.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

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 ANC81DAG06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81DAG06), Oct 21, 1980: Cessna 185 (N1095F), St Marys, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1095F (5)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19951027037099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951027037099A), Oct 27, 1995: Cessna A185F (N1095F), Kodiak, AK, Substantial damage. Check airmen demo torque to turn into wind on water. Idling, turn, wind blew plane over. Choppy water also factor.
- [Accident 19950201003499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950201003499A), Feb 1, 1995: Cessna A185F (N1095F), West Point, AK, Substantial damage. Landed on calm water. Float plane veered sharply right. Over compensated veered left. Submerged float. Damaged wing
- [Incident 19940412000459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940412000459I), Apr 12, 1994: Cessna A185F (N1095F), Alitak, AK, Minor damage. Amphibious float equipped landed in water with gear down. Flipped over. Failed to check wheels up.
- [Accident 19900524018979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900524018979A), May 24, 1990: Cessna A185F (N1095F), Uganik Bay, AK, Substantial damage. Lost control on climbout in gusty winds and downdraft. Struck water at full power, damaged a float.
- [Accident 19790328029769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790328029769A), Mar 28, 1979: Cessna 185 (N1095F), Bethel, AK, Substantial damage. The brake disc had failed and broken away from the wheel.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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