# NTSB ANC92LA067: Cessna C-A185F, N20752, Barrow, AK, May 3, 1992 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: May 3, 1992, 13:20 local (21:20 UTC) - Place: Barrow, AK - Coordinates: 71.279739, -156.779296 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=71.2797&lon=-156.7793&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report May 26, 1993 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Alaska Regional Office - NTSB case key (mKey): 5719 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC92LA067 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/5719/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92LA067 ## Probable cause THE IMPROPER USE OF THE FLT CONTROLS BY THE SECOND PILOT DURING LANDING ROLL. FACTORS RELATING TO THE MISHAP WERE THE ROUGH/UNEVEN SNOW COVERED TERRAIN. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Main gear collapsed, landing - roll - terrain condition - snow covered (contributing factor) - terrain condition - rough/uneven (contributing factor) - flight controls - improper use of, copilot/second pilot (cause) ## Analysis THE ATP RATED SECOND PILOT WAS BEING CHECKED OUT FOR COMMERCIAL OPNS IN SKI EQUIPPED ACFT BY A COMPANY DESIGNATED INSTRUCTOR WHO HAD LANDED AT A REMOTE SNOW COVERED SITE. THE SECOND PILOT MADE A TAKEOFF, TRAFFIC PATTERN, AND INITIATED HIS FIRST SKI LANDING. THE ACFT BOUNCED TWICE ON THE ROUGH SURFACE, THE RIGHT WING DROPPED DOWN, DRAGGING THE RIGHT SKI, AND THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED AT THE GEAR BOX. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N20752](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N20752), registered now, S/N 18503041, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA C-A185F - Registry model: [Cessna A185F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f) (registry code 2072821) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 18503041 - Airframe hours: 3108 - Engines: CONTINENTAL IO-520 300 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Instructional, Part 91 - Operator: Cape Smythe Air Service, Inc - Registered owner: Cape Smythe Air Service, Inc - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: 100 hour, March 27, 1992, 25 hours before - Departed: BRW, BARROW, AK - Destination: BRW, BARROW, AK - Flight plan: VFR ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 39; commercial; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: right; flight hours: 10,000 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 9,600 as pilot in command, 320 in the last 90 days, 110 in the last 30 days, 3 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 80° at 4 knots - Visibility: 7 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 4,500 ft overcast - Temperature: 21 °F, dew point 18 °F - Altimeter: 29.00 inHg - Observed at: BRW, 10 nm away ## 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 19920503013219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920503013219A), May 3, 1992: Cessna A185F, Barrow, AK, Substantial damage. First ski landing on snow covered lake. Bounced,dropped wing. Came down hard on right ski. Strut failed at gear box ## Other investigations on N20752 (7) 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 ANC00LA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC00LA099), Aug 12, 2000: Cessna 185F (N20752), Barrow, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for landing. A factor in the accident was a hidden obstruction, and soft terrain. - [NTSB ANC97LA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC97LA131), Aug 25, 1997: Cessna 185F (N20752), Barrow, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions, and his failure to maintain directional control of the airplane, which resulted in a ground swerve and damage to the airplane. A factor… - [NTSB ANC96LA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC96LA114), Aug 2, 1996: Cessna 185 (N20752), Wainwright, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's excessive application of the brakes during the landing roll. - [NTSB ANC95LA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC95LA003), Oct 15, 1994: Cessna A185F (N20752), Kotzebue, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: A FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE DISTANCE FROM THE TERRAIN (SNOW BANK). FLAT LIGHTING AND LOW CONTRAST CONDITIONS WERE FACTORS IN THE ACCIDENT. - [NTSB ANC93LA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC93LA147), Aug 14, 1993: Cessna 185 (N20752), Point Barrow, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: FUEL EXHAUSTION AS A RESULT OF THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S NOT REFUELING. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THE OPERATOR/MANAGEMENT INADEQUATE FLIGHT FOLLOWING AND OPERATIONAL CONTROL OVER THE FLIGHT. - [NTSB ANC93LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC93LA016), Nov 28, 1992: Cessna 185 (N20752), Point Hope, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE NO. TWO CYLINDER CONNECTING ROD DUE TO A SLIPPED (SPUN) MAIN CRANKSHAFT BEARING WHICH BLOCKED OFF THE OIL HOLE TO THE CONNECTING ROD. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THE UNSUITABLE… - [NTSB ANC89IA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89IA019), Nov 22, 1988: Cessna A185F (N20752), Deadhorse, AK, incident, no damage 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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