# Accident 19950201003499A: Cessna A185F, West Point, AK, February 1, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 1, 1995, 12:34 local time
- Place: West Point, AK
- Airport: West Point Village Spb
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: HERA
- Location: 57.7897° N, 152.4008° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=57.7897&lon=-152.4008&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
- Reported engine: CONT IO520F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,112 total, 30 in this make and model, 181 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC95LA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC95LA030) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950201003499A

## Narrative

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

LANDED ON CALM WATER. FLOAT PLANE VEERED SHARPLY RIGHT. OVER COMPENSATED VEERED LEFT. SUBMERGED FLOAT. DAMAGED WING

## 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 ANC95LA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC95LA030), Feb 1, 1995: Cessna 185F (N1095F), W.Point Village, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: A FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE. THE PILOT'S EXCESSIVE REMEDIAL REACTION AND LACK OF TOTAL EXPERIENCE IN THE ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT MAKE AND MODEL WERE FACTORS IN…

## 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.
- [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 19801021069249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801021069249A), Oct 21, 1980: Cessna A185F (N1095F), St Marys, AK, Substantial damage. Ground looped while practicing a crosswind landing. Wind exceeded pilot and aircraft capability.
- [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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