# Accident 20020607010749A: Cessna A185F, Barter Island, AK, June 7, 2002 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: June 7, 2002, 18:15 local time - Place: Barter Island, AK - Airport: Barter Island Dew Station - Damage: No damage - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 70.1201° N, 143.6593° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=70.1201&lon=-143.6593&mi=10 - Aircraft: N749, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N749) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Cessna A185F (registry code 2072821, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Continental IO-520-D (registry code 17236, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-d) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA A185F - NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC02TA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC02TA045) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020607010749A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. (.19) ON JUNE 7, 2002, ABOUT 1815 ALASKA DAYLIGHT TIME, A WHEEL/SKI-EQUIPPED CESSNA 185 AIRPLANE, N749, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING THE LANDING ROLL ON A REMOTE, ICE-COVERED LAKE, ABOUT 45 MILES SOUTHWEST OF KAKTOVIK, ALASKA. THE AIRPLANE WAS BEING OPERATED AS A VISUAL FLIGHT RULES (VFR) LOCAL AREA PUBLIC USE FLIGHT WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THE AIRPLANE WAS OPERATED BY THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR, U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE, FAIRBANKS, ALASKA. THE COMMERCIAL CERTIFICATED PILOT, AND THE SOLE PASSENGER, WERE NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED. VFR FLIGHT FOLLOWING PROCEDURES WERE IN EFFECT. DURING A TELEPHONE CONVERSATION WITH THE NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD (NTSB) INVESTIGATOR-IN-CHARGE (IIC), ON JUNE 8, 2002, A FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION (FAA) INSPECTOR, FAIRBANKS FLIGHT STANDARDS DISTRICT OFFICE (FSDO), REPORTED THAT THE OPERATOR WAS REQUESTING A FERRY PERMIT TO MOVE THE AIRPLANE FROM THE ACCIDENT SITE TO FAIRBANKS. THE INSPECTOR SAID THE AIRPLANE NEEDED TO BE MOVED OFF A FROZEN LAKE THAT WAS BEGINNING TO THAW. DURING A TELEPHONE CONVERSATION WITH THE NTSB IIC, ON JUNE 10, AN INVESTIGATOR WITH THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR, OFFICE OF AIRCRAFT SERVICES, BOISE, IDAHO, REPORTED THAT THE PILOT WAS LANDING ON A REMOTE LAKE AT THE CONCLUSION OF A CARIBOU TRACKING FLIGHT. THE PILOT LANDED WITH THE SKIS EXTENDED, AND BEGAN SLIDING ON THE ICY SURFACE TOWARD AN AREA OF OPEN WATER. THE INVESTIGATOR REPORTED THAT THE PILOT INITIATED A LEFT TURN AND APPLIED ENGINE POWER. THE AIRPLANE'S RIGHT WING AND RIGHT ELEVATOR STRUCK THE ICE. THE AIRPLANE RECEIVED DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WINGTIP, RIGHT AILERON, AND THE RIGHT ELEVATOR. (-23) ON JUNE 7, 2002, ABOUT 1830 ADT, A WHEEL/SKI EQUIPPED CESSNA 185 AIRPLANE, N749, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING A LANDING OPERATION ON AN 1800 FT. LONG (FROZEN) LAKE APPROXIMATELY 55 NM WEST OF BTI. PILOT HAD LANDED ON SAME LAKE THE PREVIOUS DAY AND WALKED IT. UPON LANDING THE PILOT REALIZED THAT HE WAS GOING FASTER AND FURTHER DOWN THE LAKE THAN HE SHOULD HAVE AND ELECTED NOT TO GO AROUND BUT TO SKID THE AIRCRAFT TO THE RIGHT (LEFT TURN) TO AVOID OPEN WATER AND TUNDRA. DURING THE SKID THE RIGHT WING AND RIGHT ELEVATOR STRUCK THE ICE. THERE WERE TWO SOB (PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER). THERE WERE NO REPORTED INJURIES. THE PILOT INDICATED THAT THERE WAS A TAILWIN D. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED UNDER VISUAL FLIGHT RULES (VFR). THIS AIRCRAFT WAS OPERATED AS A PUBLIC USE AIRCRAFT BY THE OFFICE OF AIRCRAFT SERVIVES (OAS). ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED ## 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 ANC02TA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC02TA045), Jun 8, 2002: Cessna 185 (N749), Kaktovik, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate evaluation of the weather conditions during landing at a remote lake, resulting in a downwind landing. Factors contributing to the accident were the presence of a tailwind, and… ## Other reports on N749 (2) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Accident 20090728048129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090728048129A), Jul 28, 2009: Cessna A185F (N749), Fairbanks, AK, Substantial damage. Pilot stated after takeoff, he noticed a rattling sound coming from the landing gear. The pilot opted to return to the airport and made an uneventful landing.… - [Incident 20060605010699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060605010699I), Jun 5, 2006: Cessna A185F (N749), Bettles, AK, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot broke through ice on off field landing/taxi, up on nose damaged prop. [privacy data omitted] 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.