Accident · 2005-07-06

NTSB case ANC05TA106 · Cessna 185 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 2005-07-06
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: Cessna 185 (N8360Q)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: Bureau of Land Management Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): Bureau of Land Management

Probable cause

The pilot's misjudged distance/altitude during the landing touchdown and subsequent undershoot, and his failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll, which resulted in an on-ground encounter with high vegetation.

Source: NTSB case ANC05TA106

Flight 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.

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