# Accident 19820801059539A: Cessna 180A, Palmer, AK, August 1, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 1, 1982, 17:30 local time
- Place: Palmer, AK
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.5972° N, 149.1147° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Palmer, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.5972&lon=-149.1147&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5238D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5238D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180A (registry code 2072604, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180A
- Reported engine: CONT O470K
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,300 total, 2,800 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820801059539A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF RUNWAY WHEN ONE WHEEL BECAME JAMMED WITH MUD AND LOCKED UP  WHEN PILOT APPLIED BRAKES.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N5238D (1)

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

- [Incident 19930131008559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930131008559I), Jan 31, 1993: Cessna 180A (N5238D), Palmer, AK, Minor damage. Pilot landed in a field south of Palmer. Broke an axle to main gear attach bolt on ski.

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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