# Accident 20170722015569A: Cessna A185F, Arctic Village, AK, July 22, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 22, 2017, 13:10 local time
- Place: Arctic Village, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: XYXC
- Location: 68.1339° N, 145.5539° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=68.1339&lon=-145.5539&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5227R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5227R) (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: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 30,897 total, 2,086 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA17CA439](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA439) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170722015569A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS TAKING OFF FROM THE CHANDALAR RIVER NEXT TO ARCTIC VILLAGE.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON FLOATS.  THERE WAS A SLIGHT CROSS WIND.  DURING TAKEOFF ROLL HE FOLLOWED THE RIVER AROUND A SLIGHT BEND.  WHEN HE MADE THE BEND THE CROSSWIND BECAME A TAILWIND.  HE FELT THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT GOING TO LIFT OFF IN TIME TO CLEAR THE RIVER BANK OR TREES SO HE ABORTED THE TAKEOFF.  HE SHUTDOWN THE ENGINE.  THE CURRENT OF THE RIVER PUSHED THE AIRCRAFT AND RAN THE RIGHT FLOAT INTO THE GRAVEL SHORE.  THEN THE CURRENT SPUN THE AIRCRAFT COUNTER CLOCKWISE AND THE LEFT FLOAT HIT THE GRAVEL SHORE CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO TIP OVER AND THE LEFT WING TIP HIT THE RIVER BANK .  THE LEFT WINGTIP AND AILERON WAS BENT UPWARDS APPROXIMATELY 12 INCHES FROM THE WING TIP.  NO INJURIES OR OTHER DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 GAA17CA439](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA439), Jul 22, 2017: Cessna A185 (N5227R), Arctic Village, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control after an aborted takeoff.

## Other reports on N5227R (1)

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

- [Accident 19860829043509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860829043509A), Aug 29, 1986: Cessna A185F (N5227R), Iliamna, AK, Substantial damage. Floatplane encountered a downdraft after takeoff. Pilot elected to abort and airplane ran aground.

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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