ANC72AA012

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 185 · Seldovia, AK · August 23, 1971

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 23, 1971
Place
Seldovia, AK · SELDOVIA, AK
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N1667MCessna 185
Status
Completed · report July 27, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
163055

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4283  71/8/23    SELDOVIA,ALAS       CESSNA 185          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1800                    N1667M              PX-  0  0  2  AIR TAXI-PASSG            AGE 23, 1987 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            197 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JAKALOFF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- LNDD SHORT W HRD BOUNC,BLEW L MAIN TIRE.

Aircraft

Registration
N1667M
Reported as
Cessna 185
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Jakaloff

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.