# Accident 20000811005619A: Cessna A185F, Barrow, AK, August 11, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 11, 2000, 20:23 local time
- Place: Barrow, AK
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: CSAA
- Location: 71.2810° N, 156.7801° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=71.2810&lon=-156.7801&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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC00LA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC00LA099) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000811005619A

## Narrative

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

(-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 FLIPPED 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 ANC00LA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC00LA099), Aug 12, 2000: Cessna 185F (N20752), Barrow, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for landing. A factor in the accident was a hidden obstruction, and soft terrain.

## Other reports on N20752 (7)

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

- [Accident 19970825025769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970825025769A), Aug 25, 1997: Cessna A185F (N20752), Barrow, AK, Substantial damage. (.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…
- [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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