# NTSB ANC92LA003: Cessna A185F, N1681R, Amber Bay, AK, October 6, 1991

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: October 5, 1991, 19:00 local (Oct 6, 1991, 03:00 UTC)
- Place: Amber Bay, AK
- Coordinates: 56.959167, -158.579879 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=56.9592&lon=-158.5799&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 10, 1993
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office: Alaska Regional Office
- NTSB case key (mKey): 5662
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC92LA003
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/5662/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92LA003

## Probable cause

THE PILOT'S LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING THE LANDING ROLL. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE UNFAVORABLE WIND.

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll
  - weather condition - unfavorable wind (contributing factor)
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
- Nose over, landing - roll

## Analysis

THE AIR TAXI PILOT STATED THAT WHEN HE WAS ABOUT 200 FEET INTO THE LANDING ROLL ON THE BEACH, THE AIRPLANE'S LEFT WING ABRUPTLY LIFTED AND THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER.  HE THOUGHT THE APPROXIMATELY 10 KNOT LEFT CROSSWIND HAD BRIEFLY CHANGED TO A TAILWIND.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1681R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1681R-1992-10-06), registration cancelled 1992-10-06, S/N 18502404 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185F
- Registry model: [Cessna A185F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f) (registry code 2072821) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 18502404
- Airframe hours: 4000
- Engines: CONTINENTAL IO-520-D 300 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Part 135
- Operator: Windy'S Mag Air, Inc.
- Registered owner: Windy'S Mag Air, Inc.
- Last inspection: 100 hour, September 30, 1991, 20 hours before
- Departed: 5NJ, NAKNEK, AK
- Destination: NONE, AMBER BAY, AK
- Flight plan: Company VFR

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 65; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine sea, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 14,848 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 14,800 as pilot in command, 180 in the last 90 days, 90 in the last 30 days, 4 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 270° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 39 °F

## 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 19911005045059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911005045059A), Oct 5, 1991: Cessna A185F, Amber Bay, AK, Substantial damage. Wind shift on landing roll lifted tail and wing while landing on a Beach. Nosed over.

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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