- Date
- August 29, 1977
- Place
- Barrow, AK · BARROW, AK
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N1592FCessna 185
- Status
- Completed · report May 19, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 145536
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5-0023 77/8/29 BARROW,AK CESSNA 185 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE TIME - 1315 N1592F PX- 0 0 2 AIR TAXI-PASSG UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE, UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED. CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT NAME OF AIRPORT - W.POST-W.ROGERS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION NUIQSUT,AK BARROW,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS FACTOR(S) WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OVERCAST 12000 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND NONE RIGHT CROSS WIND 068-112 DEGREES WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 150 15 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR VFR REMARKS- WIND GUSTING TO 25KTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1592F
- Reported as
- Cessna 185
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Airport
- W.Post-W.Rogers
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Other investigations on N1592F · 4
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB ANC13CA106Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPilot Point, AKThe pilot's decision to land the airplane on the ramp, in the vicinity of buildings, in gusty wind conditions.NTSB ANC05LA142Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPilot Point, AKThe pilot's misjudged landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing and an overload failure of the main landing gear during the landing touchdown.NTSB ANC90FA010Accident · No injuriesField investigationFinal reportAnchorage, AKThe throttle control linkage became disconnected on the first flight after an annual inspection due to improper maintenance. Darkness and high vegetation were contributing factors.NTSB ANC88LA058Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportTuntutuliak, AKThe private pilot-in-command of the Cessna 185 was performing business flying for the federal aviation administration. When he ran out of fuel during a cross country flight, he attempted an off-airport forced landing which resulted in a noseover accident. The…