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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna A185F · Hooper Bay, AK · March 3, 1981

Date
March 3, 1981 · 11:50 local
Place
Hooper Bay, AK
Airport
Hooper Bay
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N185JW
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC81DAG31
Reported as
Cessna A185F
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,100 total2,000 in this make and model55 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Crosswind and snow covered surface put side load on landing gear collapsing same. Landed on snow mobile trail.

As the FAA filed it

CROSSWIND AND SNOW COVERED SURFACE PUT SIDE LOAD ON LANDING GEAR COLLAPSING SAME. LANDED ON SNOW MOBILE TRAIL.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.