# Accident 19970819023029A: Cessna A185F, Karluk, AK, August 19, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 19, 1997, 13:30 local time
- Place: Karluk, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: LXLC
- Location: 57.5719° N, 154.4556° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Karluk, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=57.5719&lon=-154.4556&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3RY (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185F
- Reported engine: CONT IO520D
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,400 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC97LA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC97LA125) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970819023029A

## Narrative

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

CRASHED ON LANDING. (.4)THE TUNDRA TIRE EQUIPPED AIRPLANE LANDED ON THE BEACH WITH A DIRECT, LEFT, CROSSWIND. THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR CONTACTED SOFT SAND, AND THE AIRPLANE VEERED LEFT. THE LEFT WING CONTACTED THE GROUND, AND THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER.

## 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 ANC97LA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC97LA125), Aug 19, 1997: Cessna 185 (N3RY), Karluk, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for landing. Related factors were: the direct left crosswind, and the soft sand.

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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