Cessna A185F N85DT

Summary

On 6 June 2021 at about 05:30 local time, a Cessna A185F registered N85DT was involved in an accident near Chandalar Lake, Alaska, United States. One person was 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

6 June 2021 at 05:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Chandalar Lake, Alaska, United States

Nearest airport

Chandalar Lake (WCR)

Coordinates

67.5030, -148.4935

Aircraft

Cessna A185F

Registration

N85DT

Category

Airplane

Year built

1978

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Fairbanks → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ANC21LA045

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s over application of the brakes, which resulted in a nose over.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot of the tailwheel-equipped airplane reported that, during landing after the tail had settled, he applied the brakes too hard. Subsequently, the airplane nosed over and came to rest inverted. The airplane sustained substantial damage to left wing, right wing lift strut, and empennage. The pilot reported no preimpact mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. As a recommendation, the pilot added that he should not have applied the brakes as hard.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.