- Date
- August 1, 1985, 18:44 local (Aug 2, 1985, 02:44 UTC)
- Place
- Nome, AK
- Injuries
- 2 minor, 5 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N70008Cessna 185
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19850801038579A
- Case key
- 4535
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The plt stated on short final apch he noticed a x-wind stronger then expected. After touchdown directional control of the acft was lost. The acft then exited the rwy into a open ditch. At the time of the accident the wind was 280 degs at 12 KTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N70008
- Reported as
- Cessna 185
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18501888
- Airframe hours
- 6,241
- Engine
- Continental O-520, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 135
- Registered owner
- Foster Aviation
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · December 8, 1984 · 42 hours before
- Departed
- Brevig Mission, AK
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- NOM · Nome, runway 20, 5,576 × 150 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 40
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Single-engine sea
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 8,200 total · 1,020 in this make and model · 7,980 as pilot in command · 250 in the last 90 days · 150 in the last 30 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 280° at 16 knots
- Visibility
- 35 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 70 °F, dew point 55 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- OME
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N70008 · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.