- Date
- July 7, 1978
- Place
- Unalakleet, AK · UNALAKLEET, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N185SHCessna 185
- Status
- Completed · report October 6, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780707025229A
- Case key
- 140799
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2555 78/7/7 UNALAKLEET,AK CESSNA 185 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 20, 447 TIME - 1415 N185SH PX- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-CARGO TOTAL HOURS, 101 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - UNALAKLEET DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION EMMONAK,AK UNALAKLEET,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION OVERSHOOT LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVER TORQUED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - HYDRAULIC FAILURE FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL GROUND-WATER-LOOP-SWERVE REMARKS- BRAKE SYSM NIPPLE FITTING OVER TORQUED CAUSING LOSS OF HYD PRESS.PUMPED BRAKES IN FLT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N185SH
- Reported as
- Cessna 185
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Unalakleet
N185SHRegistration cancelled Jun 7, 2011 · Cessna A185FAirframe modelCessna A185FEngine modelContinental IO-520 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N185SH · 1
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