# Accident 19810506022509A: Cessna 180K, Northway, AK, May 6, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 6, 1981, 15:15 local time
- Place: Northway, AK
- Airport: Northway
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 62.9612° N, 141.9281° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at NORTHWAY (ORT), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.9612&lon=-141.9281&mi=10
- Aircraft: N63554, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N63554) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180K (registry code 2072624, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180K
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 701 total, 12 in this make and model, 41 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC81DA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81DA050) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810506022509A

## Narrative

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

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

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ANC81DA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81DA050), May 6, 1981: Cessna 180 (N63554), Northway, AK, substantial damage

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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