Cessna 185 N3306R

Summary

On 10 August 2007 at about 17:00 local time, a Cessna 185 registered N3306R was involved in an accident near Pedro Bay, Alaska, United States. 6 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

10 August 2007 at 17:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Pedro Bay, Alaska, United States

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Cessna 185

Registration

N3306R

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Other Work Use

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Pedro Bay → Pedro Bay

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ANC07LA100

Nobody was injured.

The loss of control during the landing roll for an unknown reason.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The commercial pilot was landing at a remote tidal beach site. During the landing roll, the airplane began to veer to the left, towards the water, and the pilot was unable to correct the veer. The airplane ground looped to the left, the right main landing gear leg collapsed, and the right wing struck the surface of the beach. The airplane's right wing sustained substantial damage. The airplane was not recovered before being subjected to numerous tide cycles, and the airplane was damaged extensively before a postaccident inspection could be accomplished. In his written statement to the NTSB, the pilot wrote, in part: "I suspect the tail wheel malfunctioned."

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.