# Accident 20020831023419A: Cessna 185E, AK, August 31, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 31, 2002, 19:15 local time
- Place: AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.8095° N, 161.4391° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.8095&lon=-161.4391&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7SR (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185E
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC02LA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC02LA111) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020831023419A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 8/31/02 AT APPROXIMATELY 1900HRS PRIVATE PILOT DAVID STOTT LOST CONTROL OF N7SR A CESSNA 185 AIRCRAFT WHEN THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR STRUCK A BERM WHILE LANDING ON A GRAVEL BAR ON THE STONEY RIVER APPROXIMATELY 60 MILES NORTHEAST OF SPARREVHON, AK. AFTER STRIKING THE FIRST BERM THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A SECOND BERM THAT SEPARATED THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR FROM THE AIRCRAFT AND CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO GROUND LOOP TO THE RIGHT DAMAGING THE RIGHT WING, AILERON AND ELEVATOR. THE DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIAL, THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. ^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 ANC02LA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC02LA111), Sep 1, 2002: Cessna 185E (N7SR), Sparrevohn, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for landing that resulted in separation of the right main gear during the landing roll. A factor in the accident was a rough/uneven gravel bar.

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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