Aviation Crash Map

Cessna C-A185F N20752

3 May 1992 · Barrow, Alaska, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 3 May 1992 at about 21:20 local time, a Cessna C-A185F registered N20752, operated by Cape Smythe Air Service, Inc, was involved in an accident near Barrow, Alaska, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

The record

Date
at 21:20
Classification
Accident
Location
Barrow, Alaska, United States
Coordinates
71.2797, -156.7793
Aircraft
Cessna C-A185F
Registration
N20752
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Cape Smythe Air Service, Inc
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Instructional
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Barrow → Barrow
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
ANC92LA067

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 0 0 0 2

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.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

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.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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