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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 180K · Northway, AK · May 6, 1981

Date
May 6, 1981 · 15:15 local
Place
Northway, AK
Airport
Northway
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N63554
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC81DA050
Reported as
Cessna 180K
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
701 total12 in this make and model41 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot lost directional control during landing and landing gear failed due to side load.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING LANDING AND LANDING GEAR FAILED DUE TO SIDE LOAD.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.