# Incident 19870402041809I: Cessna 180H, Skwentna, AK, April 2, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 2, 1987, 15:38 local time
- Place: Skwentna, AK
- Airport: Chelatna Lake
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.9903° N, 151.3978° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Skwentna, AK, within about 12 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.9903&lon=-151.3978&mi=10
- Aircraft: N95EA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N95EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180H (registry code 2072618, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180H
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,900 total, 2,100 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870402041809I

## Narrative

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

THE RIGHT GEAR LEG SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT DURING TAXI ON A FROZEN LAKE. NUT GONE, THREADS STRIPPED FROM BOLT.

## Other reports on N95EA (2)

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

- [Accident 20180902012939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180902012939A), Sep 2, 2018: Cessna 180H (N95EA), Yakutat, AK, Substantial damage. At approximately 1:30P adt, N95EA, Cessna 180 departed Yakutat harbor for cordova. During takeoff, while on step, the aircraft encountered a small wake under…
- [Incident 19870603052499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870603052499I), Jun 3, 1987: Cessna 180H (N95EA), Chugiak, AK. Forced landing after power loss. Found fuel cap vents plugged with paint stripper.

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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