# Accident 19910702025819A: Cessna A185F, Farewell, AK, July 2, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 2, 1991, 21:15 local time
- Place: Farewell, AK
- Airport: Farewell Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 55.9203° N, 159.4893° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=55.9203&lon=-159.4893&mi=10
- Aircraft: N222WH (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185F
- Reported engine: CONT IO520F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,104 total, 2,500 in this make and model, 37 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC91LA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC91LA082) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910702025819A

## Narrative

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

GROUND LOOPED ON LANDING WHEN LEFT BRAKE FAILED. UNABLE TO VERIFY PILOTS REPORT SINCE GEAR WAS BROKEN OFF.

## 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 ANC91LA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC91LA082), Jul 3, 1991: Cessna 185F (N222WH), Farewell, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING THE LANDING ROLL. FACTORS RELATING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE COLLAPSED LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR, FAILED LEFT BRAKE, AND THE LOW…

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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