ANC78DAG41

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 185 · Ft Richardson, AK · April 15, 1978

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 15, 1978
Place
Ft Richardson, AK · FT RICHARDSON, AK
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N1099FCessna 185
Status
Completed · report August 7, 1978
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19780415007519A
Case key
141980

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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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3-1660  78/4/15    FT RICHARDSON,AK    CESSNA 185          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1757                    N1099F              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 21, 485 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            6 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BRYANT AAF
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FT RICHARDSON,AK            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: RUNWAY OR APPROACH LIGHTS                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- HIT RWY LIGHT,NOSED OVER.

Aircraft

Registration
N1099F
Reported as
Cessna 185
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Bryant Aaf

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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Other investigations on N1099F · 2

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