# NTSB ANC78DAG41: Cessna 185, N1099F, Ft Richardson, AK, April 15, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 15, 1978
- Place: Ft Richardson, AK · FT RICHARDSON, AK
- Location: 61.2544° N, 149.6883° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Richardson, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2544&lon=-149.6883&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 7, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 141980
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC78DAG41
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC78DAG41

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1099F), registered now, S/N 18502754, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185
- Registry model: [Cessna A185F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f) (registry code 2072821) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Bryant Aaf

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19780415007519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780415007519A), Apr 15, 1978: Cessna A185F, Ft Richardson, AK, Substantial damage. Hit rwy light,nosed over.

## Other investigations on N1099F (2)

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 ANC77FAG48](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC77FAG48), Mar 26, 1977: Cessna 185 (N1099F), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage
- [NTSB ANC76AA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC76AA051), Dec 12, 1975: Cessna 180 (N1099F), Akiachak, AK, substantial damage

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.

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