- Date
- May 24, 1990, 15:00 local (23:00 UTC)
- Place
- Uganik Bay, AK
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N1095FCessna 185
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 31, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19900524018979A
- Case key
- 5370
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Probable cause
The pilot's improper compensation for wind conditions. Factors contributing to the accident were the downdrafts and gusty winds.
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 pilot reported that immediately after a water takeoff, the aircraft encountered a downdraft and gusty winds. It then entered an uncommanded roll & descent. The pilot leveled the wings, but the aircraft hit the water before he could stop the descent.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1095F
- Reported as
- Cessna 185
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18502750
- Airframe hours
- 6,531
- Engine
- Continental IO-520, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 135
- Operator
- Markair Express
- Registered owner
- Mark Air Express
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- AAIP · May 7, 1990 · 40 hours before
- Departed
- NONE
- Destination
- KPY · Port Bailey, AK
- Flight plan
- Company VFR
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
- 48
- Certificates
- Commercial, Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine sea, Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 14,600 total · 8,500 in this make and model · 14,180 as pilot in command · 100 in the last 90 days · 60 in the last 30 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 90° at 10 knots, gusting 25
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 4,500 ft broken
- Temperature
- 55 °F
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 N1095F · 4
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.