# Accident 20070810021229A: Cessna A185F, Pedro Bay, AK, August 10, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 10, 2007, 09:00 local time
- Place: Pedro Bay, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 59.6686° N, 153.1336° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.6686&lon=-153.1336&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3306R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3306R-2011-02-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A185F (registry code 2072821, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185F
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,400 total, 3,000 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC07LA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC07LA100) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070810021229A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE LANDING AT DRY BAY, THE PILOT'S ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ 185 TAIL BEGAN TO PULL TO THE RIGHT. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ APPLIED LEFT RUDDER AND IT SEEMED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. AS THE AIRCRAFT DECELERATED THE TAIL AGAIN BEGAN TO GO TO THE RIGHT, THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ APPLIED RIGHT BRAKE, THE TAIL STRAIGHTENED BACK OUT. AS THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO DECELERATE THE TAIL BEGAN TO SWING TO THE RIGHT AGAIN AND THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ COULD NOT REGAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT THEN GROUND LOOPED AND THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS OPERATING A PART 91 FLIGHT UNDER THE ALASKAN HUNTER/GUIDE RULE.

## 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 ANC07LA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC07LA100), Aug 10, 2007: Cessna 185 (N3306R), Pedro Bay, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of control during the landing roll for an unknown reason.

## Other reports on N3306R (1)

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

- [Accident 19870313007359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870313007359A), Mar 13, 1987: Cessna A185F (N3306R), Midland, TX, Substantial damage. The engine failed shortly after takeoff. Pilot held an expired student medical certificate.

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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