1993-04-23: Cessna A185F — Alaska Wing Civil Air Patrol

1993-04-23: Cessna A185F — Alaska Wing Civil Air Patrol — Goose Bay, AK

Casualties unknown • Goose Bay, AK, US

Probable cause

THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT'S DELAY OF REMEDIAL ACTION DURING THE SIMULATED FORCED LANDING. FACTORS WERE THE DUAL STUDENT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN THE PROPER DESCENT RATE, AND HIS FAILURE TO ATTAIN PROPER ALIGNMENT WITH THE RUNWAY PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN.

— NTSB Determination

Accident narrative

WHILE ON THE DOWNWIND PORTION OF THE TRAFFIC PATTERN THE CFI INITIATED A SIMULATED ENGINE FAILURE. HE AND THE COMMERCIAL STUDENT PILOT STATED THAT JUST BEFORE TOUCHDOWN THE AIRPLANE'S RATE OF DESCENT INCREASED RAPIDLY. THE APPLICATION OF ENGINE POWER DID NOT ARREST THE RATE OF DESCENT BEFORE THE AIRPLANE LANDED HARD. THE AIRPLANE'S LEFT WING HIT THE GROUND FIRST, FOLLOWED BY THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR. BOTH PILOTS STATED THAT AT THE TIME OF TOUCHDOWN THE AIRPLANE WAS IN AN APPROXIMATE 5 DEGREE LEFT BANK. THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR SEPARATED AND THE LEFT WING HIT THE GROUND.

Frequently asked questions

What happened in the 1993-04-23 Cessna A185F accident near Goose Bay, AK?

What aircraft was involved and where did it happen?

The accident on 1993-04-23 involved a Cessna A185F, registration N5077G, operated by Alaska Wing Civil Air Patrol, at Goose Bay, AK.

What was the probable cause of the accident?

THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT'S DELAY OF REMEDIAL ACTION DURING THE SIMULATED FORCED LANDING. FACTORS WERE THE DUAL STUDENT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN THE PROPER DESCENT RATE, AND HIS FAILURE TO ATTAIN PROPER ALIGNMENT WITH THE RUNWAY PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN.

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