# Accident 19970825025769A: Cessna A185F, Barrow, AK, August 25, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 25, 1997, 11:58 local time
- Place: Barrow, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: CSAA
- Location: 71.2799° N, 156.7803° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=71.2799&lon=-156.7803&mi=10
- Aircraft: N20752, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N20752) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A185F (registry code 2072821, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185F
- Reported engine: CONT IO520*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total, 200 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC97LA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC97LA131) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970825025769A

## Narrative

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

(.4)THE PILOT WAS LANDING A TAILWHEEL EQUIPPED AIRPLANE IN A REMOTE AREA OF TUNDRA TO PICK UP SEVERAL PASSENGERS. THE LANDING WAS TO THE WEST, AND THE WIND WAS REPORTED TO BE FROM THE NORTH AT 20 TO 25 KNOTS. DURING THE LANDING ROLL, THE AIRPLANE BEGAN TO VEER TO RIGHT. THE PILOT'S APPLICATION OF LEFT BRAKE DID NOT CORRECT THE TURN. THE AIRPLANE GROUND LOOPED, AND THE LEFT WING STRUCK THE GROUND.

## 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 ANC97LA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC97LA131), Aug 25, 1997: Cessna 185F (N20752), Barrow, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions, and his failure to maintain directional control of the airplane, which resulted in a ground swerve and damage to the airplane. A factor…

## Other reports on N20752 (7)

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

- [Accident 20000811005619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000811005619A), Aug 11, 2000: Cessna A185F (N20752), Barrow, AK, No damage. (-23) On soft field landing, with touchdown on main gear with full flaps, pilot applied brakes, aircraft bounced on suface and retouched with brakes on and…
- [Accident 19960802020559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960802020559A), Aug 2, 1996: Cessna A185F (N20752), Wainwright, AK, Substantial damage. Bounced landing on a beach. Saw river coming up. Hit brakes. Nosed over.
- [Accident 19941015041979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941015041979A), Oct 15, 1994: Cessna A185F (N20752), Kotzebue, AK, Substantial damage. During taxi right ski drove into a snow berm causing aircraft to veer into a snow pile.
- [Accident 19930813029369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930813029369A), Aug 13, 1993: Cessna A185F (N20752), Point Barrow, AK, Substantial damage. During abrupt pullup engine quit. Landed in tundra. Appears low fuel unported. No time or fuel records kept per 135
- [Accident 19921128049509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921128049509A), Nov 28, 1992: Cessna A185F (N20752), Point Hope, AK, Substantial damage. Engine seized on climb to cruise. Landed on ice flow. Connecting rod failed from spun bearing. Blocked oil flow.
- [Accident 19920503013219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920503013219A), May 3, 1992: Cessna A185F (N20752), Barrow, AK, Substantial damage. First ski landing on snow covered lake. Bounced,dropped wing. Came down hard on right ski. Strut failed at gear box
- [Incident 19881122052679I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881122052679I), Nov 22, 1988: Cessna A185F (N20752), Deadhorse, AK. Bounced several times landing. Collapsed unconscious on ramp. Carbon monoxide due to cracked muffler overboard tube

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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