# Accident 19820918049179A: Cessna 180J, Ketchikan, AK, September 18, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 18, 1982, 19:30 local time
- Place: Ketchikan, AK
- Airport: Notch Lake
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 55.6109° N, 131.5799° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=55.6109&lon=-131.5799&mi=10
- Aircraft: N46563, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N46563) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180J (registry code 2072622, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180J
- Reported engine: CONT O470R
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,200 total, 2,510 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA82DA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA82DA168) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820918049179A

## Narrative

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

PILOT MADE HARD LANDING ON GLASSY SMOOTH LAKE CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 SEA82DA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA82DA168), Sep 19, 1982: Cessna C-180J (N46563), 18nm Ese Ketchi, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N46563 (2)

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

- [Incident 19971019033079I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971019033079I), Oct 19, 1997: Cessna 180 (N46563), Mc Call, ID, Minor damage. Narrative: the pilot reported that he ground looped right after landing. He stated that the wind was calm. One of the passengers, who is a pilot told him that…
- [Incident 19910524028439I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910524028439I), May 24, 1991: Cessna 180 (N46563), Juneau, AK, Minor damage. Lost directional control of aircraft on a full stall landing. Veered off runway and ran into canal.

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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