# Incident 19880829049229I: Cessna 180, Umiat, AK, August 29, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 29, 1988, 14:00 local time
- Place: Umiat, AK
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 69.3669° N, 152.1442° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Umiat, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=69.3669&lon=-152.1442&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3934B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3934B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180 (registry code 2072602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total, 125 in this make and model, 125 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880829049229I

## Narrative

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

PILOT MADE A HARD LANDING ON A SANDBAR. USED FULL FLAPS BUT SINK RATE GREATER THAN EXPECTED. SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE

## Other reports on N3934B (2)

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

- [Incident 20201005020309I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20201005020309I), Oct 5, 2020: Cessna 180 (N3934B), Fairbanks, AK, Minor damage. Pilot was receiving tail wheel instruction. Departed Fairbanks and flew to Metro Field. During the landing the pilot lined up on the runway and touched down.…
- [Accident 20110616011079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110616011079A), Jun 16, 2011: Cessna 180 (N3934B), Wasilla, AK, Substantial damage. Pilot with one passenger was attempting to land at home private strip. Aircraft landed reportedly 10 feet short of end of strip and contacted water of adjacent…

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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