A true story in Canada’s bush many years ago:
Some prospectors were dropped off at a remote area a few weeks before Christmas with instructions to be picked up Christmas Eve. Well the charter company forgot about it until some one brought it up on Boxing Day. A pilot was dispatched in haste for the pickup. Trying to be quick, a strait in landing was done on bare ice in front of the camp. As the ski equipped C185 slowed down the pilot realized he had a tail wind and the airplane was weather cocking on the bare ice. With no control, in slow motion the C185 turned completely around and soon was traveling backwards at about 30 kts as it went by the camp. It then occurred to the pilot to add power and she stopped. Of course the prospectors witnessed the whole episode but nothing was said as they were anxious to get home for Christmas.
