# Accident 19970512009919A: Cessna A185F, Cordova, AK, May 12, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 12, 1997, 17:30 local time
- Place: Cordova, AK
- Airport: Cordova Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.7894° N, 145.6091° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.7894&lon=-145.6091&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1005F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1005F) (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 IO520D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 778 total, 268 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC97LA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC97LA071) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970512009919A

## Narrative

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

(.4)THE PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND HIS FLOAT EQUIPPED AIRPLANE ON A LAKE WHEN HE SAW A FLOCK OF GEESE NEAR HIS INTENDED TOUCHDOWN POINT. HE ELECTED TO LENGTHEN HIS LANDING APPROACH AND FLY OVER THE GEESE.  SOON AFTER TOUCHDOWN, HE REALIZED HE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO STOP THE AIRPLANE PRIOR TO THE SHORELINE, AND THAT HE HAD INSUFFICIENT ROOM TO ABORT THE LANDING.  THE AIRPLANE RAN UP ON THE SHORE AND STRUCK A TREE.  THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE SHOULD HAVE PERFORMED A GO-AROUND.

## 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 ANC97LA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC97LA071), May 13, 1997: Cessna 185 (N1005F), Cordova, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's decision not to perform a go-around. A factor in the accident was the presence of birds which led the pilot to extend and misjudge his touchdown point.

## Other reports on N1005F (1)

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

- [Accident 19980903022569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980903022569A), Sep 3, 1998: Cessna A185F (N1005F), Bottineau, ND, Substantial damage. Acft engine sputtered, pilot made emergency landing on a family farm. Acft flipped over on landing. (-23) on 09/03/98 at 2000 CDT, CE-185, N1005F, owned and…

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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