# NTSB ANC96LA114: Cessna 185, N20752, Wainwright, AK, August 2, 1996 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: August 2, 1996, 13:49 local (21:49 UTC) - Place: Wainwright, AK - Coordinates: 70.630706, -159.960861 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=70.6307&lon=-159.9609&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report February 18, 1997 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Alaska Regional Office - NTSB case key (mKey): 2871 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC96LA114 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/2871/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC96LA114 ## Probable cause The pilot's excessive application of the brakes during the landing roll. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Hard landing, landing - flare/touchdown - Nose over, landing - roll - brakes(normal) - excessive, pilot in command (cause) ## Analysis The pilot reported she was attempting to land at an off airport beach site with a load of cargo. The airplane bounced on the initial touchdown. On the following touchdown, the pilot said she became concerned about the proximity of the water at the end of the landing area and applied the brakes. The airplane decelerated, and then nosed over. ## Factual narrative On August 2, 1996, about 1349 Alaska daylight time, a wheel equipped Cessna 185 airplane, N20752, owned and operated by Cape Smythe Air Service, sustained substantial damage while landing at Point Franklin, located about 25 miles northeast of Wainwright, Alaska. The solo airline transport certificated pilot was not injured. The 14 CFR Part 135 cargo flight operated in visual meteorological conditions. The flight originated at Barrow, Alaska, about 1300. According to a written statement issued by the pilot, she said she was landing on hard sand in light and variable wind conditions. The airplane bounced on landing, and touched down again in a tail low attitude. She then applied the brakes because she was concerned about the water in front of her. The tail of the airplane rose, and the airplane nosed over onto the sandy landing surface. The Director of Operations for the operator described the landing area as a section of leveled beach situated behind sand dunes. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N20752](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N20752), registered now, S/N 18503041, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 185 - Registry model: [Cessna A185F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f) (registry code 2072821) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 18503041 - Airframe hours: 4040 - Engines: Continental IO-520-D 300 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Part 135 - Registered owner: Cape Smythe Air Service, Inc. - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal; Standard, Utility - Last inspection: 100 hour, July 11, 1996, 81 hours before - Departed: BRW, BARROW, AK - Flight plan: Company VFR ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 36; airline transport; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land, single-engine sea; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 3,039 total, 21 in this make and model, 2,144 as pilot in command ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Temperature: 39 °F - Altimeter: 29.00 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 19960802020559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960802020559A), Aug 2, 1996: Cessna A185F, Wainwright, AK, Substantial damage. Bounced landing on a beach. Saw river coming up. Hit brakes. Nosed over. ## 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 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 ANC92LA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92LA067), May 3, 1992: Cessna C-A185F (N20752), Barrow, AK, substantial damage. 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. - [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/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.