# Accident 19910723029659A: Cessna A185F, Clarks Point, AK, July 23, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 23, 1991, 15:15 local time
- Place: Clarks Point, AK
- Airport: Clarks Point
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 58.8307° N, 158.5296° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=58.8307&lon=-158.5296&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6166N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6166N) (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
- Reported engine: CONT IO520F
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,500 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC91LA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC91LA108) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910723029659A

## Narrative

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

NO LEFT BRAKE ON LANDING. INTENTIONALLY GROUND LOOPED TO PREVENT OVERRUN. BRAKE PUCK HAD TORN LOOSE.

## 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 ANC91LA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC91LA108), Jul 23, 1991: Cessna 185 (N6166N), Clarks Point, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON THE GROUND CAUSED BY THE FAILURE OF THE LEFT BRAKE DISC. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S INTENTIONAL GROUND LOOP OF THE AIRPLANE.

## Other reports on N6166N (2)

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

- [Accident 19950304003099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950304003099A), Mar 4, 1995: Cessna A185F (N6166N), Port Alsworth, AK, Substantial damage. Pilot wearing large boots caused in advertent right brake and swerve on landing roll. Struck berm on runway edge.
- [Accident 19890326025209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890326025209A), Mar 26, 1989: Cessna A185F (N6166N), Everett, WA, Substantial damage. Lost directional control on landing and ground looped. Caused substantial damage to aircraft.

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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