Event ANC85LA177

1985-09-15 CORDOVA, Alaska, United States Airport · CKU None 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Registry · N80124

FAA Aircraft Registry record.

Make / Model

CESSNA A185F

Engine

CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES (285 hp)

Seats / Engines

6 seats · 1 engine

ADS-B equipped

Yes — Mode-S AAE84F

Registrant of record

AMUNDSEN JOHN D

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N80124 Cessna A185F None

Factual narrative

THE PLT STATED THAT PRIOR TO LANDING, THE ACFT'S RIGHT BRAKE HAD NO PRESSURE. HE REPORTED THAT AFTER HE LANDED, THE TAIL WHEEL BEGAN TO SHIMMY & THE ACFT PULLED TO THE LEFT. HE APPLIED FULL RIGHT RUDDER, BUT WAS UNABLE TO PREVENT THE ACFT FROM GROUND LOOPING TO THE LEFT. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1985_ANC85LA177.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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