# NTSB Accident ANC97LA071
> **Cessna 185** · 1997-05-13 · CORDOVA, AK, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ANC97LA071
- **Event ID:** 20001208X07839
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-05-13
- **Location:** CORDOVA, AK, USA
- **Coordinates:** 60.789371, -145.609115
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 185
- **Registration:** N1005F
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's decision not to perform a go-around.  A factor in the accident was the presence of birds which led the pilot to extend and misjudge his touchdown point.

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