- Date
- March 4, 1995, 13:00 local (17:00 UTC)
- Place
- Port Alsworth, AK
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N6166NCessna 185F
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 24, 1995
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19950304003099A
- Case key
- 2629
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Probable cause
The NTSB’s determination of the probable cause, and any contributing factors.
The pilot's inadvertent activation of the right brake pedal during the landing roll.
Analysis
The pilot, flying from the right seat, was landing on a remote airstrip with two passengers on a personal cross-country flight. After touchdown in calm wind conditions, the pilot reported that she inadvertently depressed the right brake pedal as a result of wearing large boots. The airplane veered to the right and struck a snow berm along the right side of the airstrip. The airplane received damage to the left gear, left wing, and left stabilizer.
Factual narrative
On March 4, 1995, about 1300 Alaska standard time, a wheel equipped Cessna 185F, N6166N, sustained substantial damage when it crashed during landing at a private airstrip at Port Alsworth, Alaska. The airplane was being operated as a visual flight rules (VFR) cross- country personal flight when the accident occurred. The certificated private pilot (the first pilot), seated in the right front seat, the owner (the second pilot), seated in the left front seat, and one additional passenger were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and a VFR flight plan was filed. The flight originated from a frozen lake about 20 miles west of Iliamna, Alaska, at 1230 as a continuing portion of the flight.
The owner reported that after touchdown, the first pilot who was performing the landing, inadvertently depressed the right brake pedal as the result of wearing large boots. The airplane swerved to the right and struck a berm on the right edge of the runway. The airplane received damage to the left landing gear, left wing, left horizontal stabilizer and elevator. The owner indicated that the wind conditions were calm.
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.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6166N
- Reported as
- Cessna 185F
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18504302
- Airframe hours
- 2,608
- Engine
- Continental IO-520, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Larry Nauta
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · January 13, 1995 · 10 hours before
- Departed
- Iliamna, AK
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- Port Alsworth
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 46
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 145 total · 20 in this make and model · 2 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 34 °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 N6166N · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.