# Accident 20020622012889A: Cessna A185F, Anchorage, AK, June 22, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 22, 2002, 20:30 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Airport: Bold Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.3414° N, 148.9989° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.3414&lon=-148.9989&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9378H (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185F
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC02LA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC02LA056) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020622012889A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, HE WAS LANDING WITH A TAILWIND. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN MIDFIELD. PILOT APPLIED HEAVY BRAKING CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO NOSE OVER AND CRASH.

## 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 ANC02LA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC02LA056), Jun 22, 2002: Cessna 185 (N9378H), Chugiak, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's excessive braking, which resulted in a noseover during landing. Factors associated with the accident were the pilot's improper touchdown point, and landing with a tailwind.

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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