Accident · 2005-09-11
What the record says
- Event date
- 2005-09-11
- Event type
- Accident
- Highest injury level
- No injuries
- Aircraft
- Cessna 185F (N58316)
- Operating rule
- Part 135
- Operator
- BROOKS RANGE AVIATION INC Operator named in NTSB report
- Operated by (per NTSB report)
- Brooks Range Aviation
Probable cause
The pilot's inadequate compensation for a gusty crosswind, which resulted in a loss of control and an inadvertent ground-loop during the landing roll. Factors associated with the accident were the ground-loop and gusts.
Source: NTSB case ANC05CA141Flight crew
Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.
Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.