Accident Cessna 185F N93276, Saturday 30 August 1997

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Date:	Saturday 30 August 1997
Time:	19:50 LT
Type:	Cessna 185F
Owner/operator:	Private
Registration:	N93276
MSN:	185-03208
Year of manufacture:	1977
Total airframe hrs:	6000 hours
Engine model:	Continental IO-520D
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Category:	Accident
Location:	Kotzebue, AK - United States of America
Phase:	Landing
Nature:	Executive
Departure airport:	, AK (KOTZ)
Destination airport:	Squirrel River, AK
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
The pilot landing the tundra tire equipped airplane on a 600 feet long x 75 feet wide gravel landing area. The pilot stated that the off-airport site was too short to stop, so he attempted to ground loop to the left to avoid running off the end into a drop off. The right wing and right stabilizer contacted the ground.

Probable Cause: The pilot's selection of an unsuitable landing area. A factor was the short length of the off-airport site.

Accident investigation: