Cessna 185F N20752

Summary

On 12 August 2000 at about 04:25 local time, a Cessna 185F registered N20752 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.

Date

12 August 2000 at 04:25

Classification

Accident

Location

Barrow, Alaska, United States

Coordinates

71.2810, -156.7801

Aircraft

Cessna 185F

Registration

N20752

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Deadhorse

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ANC00LA099

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for landing. A factor in the accident was a hidden obstruction, and soft terrain.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

At the conclusion of an on-demand air taxi flight, the airline transport certificated pilot was landing a tailwheel-equipped airplane. The landing area was a large area of tundra with eight to ten inch tall grass, next to a fishing camp. The day before the flight, the entire north coast of Alaska had received heavy rain. The pilot said he landed into the wind, toward the north. During the landing roll, as the pilot was applying the brakes, the airplane bounced over an unseen bump and became airborne about 12 inches. When the airplane touched down again, the main wheels encountered soft mud. The airplane nosed over and received damage to the propeller, wing lift struts, the vertical stabilizer, and the rudder.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.