# Incident 19790804031019I: Cessna 180, Matanuska Glaci, AK, August 4, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 4, 1979, 16:55 local time
- Place: Matanuska Glaci, AK
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N4929A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4929A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180 (registry code 2072602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 50,000 total, 6,000 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790804031019I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ROUGH AREA INCOUNTERED ON TAKEOFF. WHEEL CAME OFF. SKI CAME LOOSE AT ATTACH POINT ON AXLE. UNEVENTFUL LANDING.

## Other reports on N4929A (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19840410013029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840410013029A), Apr 10, 1984: Cessna 180 (N4929A), Kodiak, AK, Substantial damage. Pilot made landing in maximum wind condition and lost directional control of aircraft during roll out.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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