# NTSB ANC78FAA27: Cessna 185, N185SH, Unalakleet, AK, July 7, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 7, 1978
- Place: Unalakleet, AK · UNALAKLEET, AK
- Location: 63.8930° N, 160.7958° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Unalakleet, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=63.8930&lon=-160.7958&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 6, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 140799
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC78FAA27
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC78FAA27

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N185SH-2011-06-07), registration cancelled 2011-06-07, S/N 18502782, 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: Unalakleet

## 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 19780707025229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780707025229A), Jul 7, 1978: Cessna A185F, Unalakleet, AK, Substantial damage. Brake sysm nipple fitting over torqued causing loss of hyd press. Ed brakes in flt.

## Other investigations on N185SH (1)

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 NYC89LA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89LA017), Oct 23, 1988: Cessna A185F (N185SH), Trumbauersville, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: AN OFF AIRPORT LANDING IN WHICH THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK TREES AND A SWING SET, FOLLOWING A POWER LOSS CAUSED BY THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO DETERMINE THAT THE FUEL SELECTOR WAS IN THE OFF POSITION AND TO…

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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