# Accident 20011005036449A: Cessna A185F, Bethel, AK, October 5, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 5, 2001, 18:00 local time
- Place: Bethel, AK
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.7500° N, 161.8411° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.7500&lon=-161.8411&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9344N (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185F
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC02TA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC02TA001) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011005036449A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON OCTOBER 5, 2001 AT ABOUT 1800 LOCAL TIME, A WHEEL EQUIPPED CESSNA 185 AIRPLANE GROUND LOOPED ON LANDING AT BETHEL, ALASKA. THE AIRPLANE WAS BEING OPERATED AS PUBLIC USE BY THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR TO SUPPORT A BIRD SURVEY FOR THE U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE. THE FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER (VFR) TITLE 14 CFR PART 91. THE FAA COMMERCIAL CERTIFICATED PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED AS A RESULT OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT WHILE ON APPROACH FOR LANDING ON RUNWAY 18 AT BETHEL, ALASKA, HE ENCOUNTERED A 8 KNOT, RIGHT QUARTERING CROSSWIND. ON TOUCHDOWN, THE AIRCRAFT PULLED HARD TO THE RIGHT AND THE USE OF LEFT RUDDER AND BRAKE WERE INEFFECTIVE IN ARRESTING THE GROUND LOOP. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING, LEFT HORIZONTAL AND ELEVATOR.

## 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 ANC02TA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC02TA001), Oct 6, 2001: Cessna 185F (N9344N), Bethel, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions. Factors associated in the accident were a crosswind, and a worn tailwheel steering horn.

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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