GENERAL INFORMATION FOR NTSB REPORT: ANC00LA099
Data Source |
NTSB AVIATION ACCIDENT/INCIDENT DATABASE |
NTSB Report Nbr |
ANC00LA099 |
Event Id |
20001212X21631 |
Local Date |
08/11/2000 |
Local Time |
2025 |
State |
AK |
Event Type |
ACCIDENT |
Injury Severity |
NONE |
Record Status |
FINAL |
Mid Air Collision |
NO |
Event Location |
OFF AIRPORT/AIRSTRIP |
WEATHER INFORMATION
Weather Briefing Complete |
NOT PERTINENT |
Basic Weather Conditions |
VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL COND |
Light Condition |
DAY |
Cloud Condition |
UNKNOWN |
Cloud Height above Ground Level (ft) |
0 |
Ceiling Height above Ground Level (ft) |
1500 |
Cloud Type |
OVERCAST |
Visibility RVR (ft) |
0 |
Visibility RVV (sm) |
0 |
Visibility (sm) |
10 |
Wind Direction (deg) |
350 |
Wind Condition Flag |
U |
Wind Speed (knots) |
10 |
Wind Condition Indicated |
Unknown |
AIRCRAFT INFORMATION
Aircraft 1
Type of Operation |
PART 135: AIR TAXI & COMMUTER |
Registration Number |
N20752 |
Aircraft Make |
CESSNA |
Aircraft Model |
185 |
Aircraft Series |
UNDESIGNATED SERIES |
Aircraft Damage |
SUBSTANTIAL |
Aircraft Fire |
NONE |
Aircraft Explosion |
NONE |
Aircraft Type |
AIRPLANE |
Aircraft Homebuilt |
UNKNOWN |
Phase of Flight |
LANDING |
Aircraft Use |
UNKNOWN |
Category of Operation |
NON-SCHEDULED |
Flight Plan Filed |
VFR |
Domestic/International |
DOMESTIC |
Passenger/Cargo |
PASSENGER ONLY |
Operator Name |
CAPE SMYTHE AIR SERVICE |
Operator Doing Business As |
|
Owner Name |
CAPE SMYTHE AIR SERVICE INC. |
Number of Seats |
4 |
Number of Engines |
1 |
ELT Installed |
YES |
ELT Operated |
YES |
Departure Airport Id |
PABR |
Departure City |
|
Last Departure Point |
YES |
Destination Airport Id |
PASC |
Destination City |
DEADHORSE |
Destination State |
ALASKA |
Runway Id |
0 |
Air Carrier Operating Certificates |
YES |
Air Carrier Other Operating Certificates |
UNKNOWN |
Rotocraft/Agriculture Operating Certificate |
UNKNOWN |
Cert Max Gross Wgt |
3350 |
ENGINE INFORMATION
Aircraft 1 - Engine : #1
Engine Manufactuer
| Continental |
Engine Model
| IO-520-D |
Engine Horsepower
| 300 |
Engine Thrust
| HP |
Carb/Injection
| FUEL INJECTED |
INJURY INFORMATION
Injury Summary for Aircraft 1
|
Fatal |
Serious |
Minor |
None |
Crew |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Pass |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Total |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
Sequence of Events for Aircraft 1
Occurrence #1 ON GROUND/WATER ENCOUNTER WITH TERRAIN/WATER
Phase of Operation: LANDING - ROLL
Events Sequence for Occurrence #1 of Aircraft 1
Event Seq # |
Event Group Code |
Subject |
Modifier |
Personnel |
Cause/Factor |
1 |
1 |
TERRAIN CONDITION |
TUNDRA |
|
|
2 |
1 |
TERRAIN CONDITION |
HIDDEN OBSTRUCTION(S) |
|
FACTOR |
3 |
2 |
UNSUITABLE TERRAIN OR TAKEOFF/LANDING/TAXI AREA |
SELECTED |
PILOT IN COMMAND |
CAUSE |
4 |
1 |
TERRAIN CONDITION |
SOFT |
|
FACTOR |
Occurrence #2 NOSE OVER
Phase of Operation: LANDING - ROLL
Events Sequence for Occurrence #2 of Aircraft 1
Event Seq # |
Event Group Code |
Subject |
Modifier |
Personnel |
Cause/Factor |
AIRCRAFT 1 PRELIMINARY REPORT
On August 11, 2000, about 2025 Alaska daylight time, a wheel equipped Cessna 185F airplane, N20752, sustained substantial damage during landing at Cape Simpson, a remote area about 41 miles east of Barrow, Alaska, about latitude 71 degrees, 04 minutes north, and longitude 154 degrees, 45 minutes west. The airplane was being operated as a visual flight rules (VFR) cross-country on-demand passenger flight under Title 14, CFR Part 135, when the accident occurred. The airplane was operated by Cape Smythe Air Service Inc., Barrow. The airline transport certificated pilot, and the sole passenger, were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed. A VFR flight plan was filed. The flight originated at the Wiley Post/Will Rogers Memorial Airport, Barrow, at 1955.
During a telephone conversation with the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigator-in-charge (IIC), on August 14, 2000, the pilot reported that he originally intended to transport the passenger to Cape Simpson, and then continue to Deadhorse, Alaska. Due to high winds reported in Deadhorse, the pilot decided to only fly to Cape Simpson and return to Barrow. 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.
AIRCRAFT 1 FINAL REPORT
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.
AIRCRAFT 1 CAUSE REPORT
The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for landing. A factor in the accident was a hidden obstruction, and soft terrain.
END REPORT