# NTSB ANC96LA010: Cessna 185, N1095F, Kodiak, AK, October 27, 1995 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: October 27, 1995, 11:30 local (19:30 UTC) - Place: Kodiak, AK - Coordinates: 57.789119, -152.400054 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=57.7891&lon=-152.4001&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report April 29, 1996 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Alaska Regional Office - NTSB case key (mKey): 2785 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC96LA010 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/2785/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC96LA010 ## Probable cause The check pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions. Factors relating to the accident were: the rough water and adverse wind conditions. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Nose over, taxi - terrain condition - water,rough (contributing factor) - weather condition - high wind (contributing factor) - weather condition - gusts (contributing factor) - compensation for wind conditions - inadequate, check pilot (cause) ## Analysis The check pilot and another company pilot, who was receiving initial operating experience, were preparing for a positioning flight after transporting a passenger. They elected to back taxi in the bay to accomplish a takeoff into the wind. The other company pilot completed the back taxi and a turn to the right. The check pilot then took the controls of the airplane and instructed the other pilot on making downwind turns to the left. The check pilot stated that while the airplane was pointed into the wind and the engine power at idle RPM, the airplane simultaneously rolled and nosed over on the left float. The wind was reported to be from 330 degrees at 20 gusting 25 knots, and the water condition was choppy with white water whisps on the wave tops. ## Factual narrative On October 27, 1995, at 1130 Alaska daylight time, an amphibious float equipped Cessna 185 airplane, N1095F, registered to and operated by MarkAir Express of Anchorage, Alaska, rolled over in the water while taxiing in Mosher Bay, Kodiak Island, Alaska. The positioning flight, operating under 14 CFR Part 91, was departing Mosher Bay, and the destination was the Kodiak Airport (ADQ). A company flight plan was filed and visual meteorological conditions prevailed. The certificated airline transport pilot and the certificated commercial check pilot, the only occupants, were not injured and the airplane was substantially damaged. According to the Director of Operations, the check airman was administering IOE (initial operating experience) training to a company pilot. He was demonstrating how the engine torque could help turn the airplane to the left and into the wind. During an interview with the check pilot on November 2, 1995, he stated that after dropping the passenger off at the fish cannery, they taxied across the bay to takeoff into the wind. The other pilot had the controls and he executed a right turn to line up into the wind. The check pilot then took control of the airplane and was instructing the other pilot on how to accomplish downwind turns to the left. The check pilot stated that the airplane was pointed into the wind and the engine power was at idle RPM. The airplane then simultaneously rolled over and nosed over onto the left float. The airplane remained afloat but inverted. The check pilot stated the floats floated evenly in the water after the roll over. The check pilot described the winds as gusty and the water conditions as choppy with white water whisps on the wave tops. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N1095F](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1095F), registered now, S/N 18502750 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 185 - Registry model: [Cessna A185F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f) (registry code 2072821) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 18502750 - Airframe hours: 8278 - Engines: CONTINENTAL IO-520-F 300 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Positioning, Part 91 - Registered owner: Markair Express - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: AAIP, October 18, 1995, 28 hours before - Destination: ADQ, AK - Flight plan: Company VFR ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 42; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, single-engine sea, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: right; flight hours: 5,112 total, 4,212 as pilot in command, 181 in the last 90 days, 69 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 330° at 20 knots, gusting 25 - Visibility: 15 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 36 °F, dew point 19 °F - Altimeter: 30.00 inHg ## 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 19951027037099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951027037099A), Oct 27, 1995: Cessna A185F, Kodiak, AK, Substantial damage. Check airmen demo torque to turn into wind on water. Idling, turn, wind blew plane over. Choppy water also factor. ## Other investigations on N1095F (4) 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 ANC95LA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC95LA030), Feb 1, 1995: Cessna 185F (N1095F), W.Point Village, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: A FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE. THE PILOT'S EXCESSIVE REMEDIAL REACTION AND LACK OF TOTAL EXPERIENCE IN THE ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT MAKE AND MODEL WERE FACTORS IN… - [NTSB ANC90LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90LA076), May 24, 1990: Cessna 185 (N1095F), Uganik Bay, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS. FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE DOWNDRAFTS AND GUSTY WINDS. - [NTSB ANC81DAG06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81DAG06), Oct 21, 1980: Cessna 185 (N1095F), St Marys, AK, substantial damage - [NTSB ANC79DA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79DA044), Mar 28, 1979: Cessna 185 (N1095F), Bethal, AK, substantial 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/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.