# Accident 19920508014039A: Cessna 180J, Seldovia, AK, May 8, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 8, 1992, 14:05 local time
- Place: Seldovia, AK
- Airport: Seldovia Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 59.3909° N, 151.6606° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.3909&lon=-151.6606&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7751K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7751K) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 290 total, 290 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC92LA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92LA072) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920508014039A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL LANDING WHEN CROSSWIND GUST RAISED RIGHT WING. VEERED OFF RUNWAY INTO ALDER TREES.

## 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 ANC92LA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92LA072), May 8, 1992: Cessna C-180J (N7751K), Seldovia, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE IMPROPER IN-FLT PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT TO LAND ON A SHORT GRAVEL AIRSTRIP IN TAILWIND WX CONDITIONS AND HIS FAILURE TO CORRECT A GND LOOP/SWERVE DURING LANDING ROLL. FACTORS RELATING TO…

## Other reports on N7751K (2)

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

- [Accident 20100712038289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100712038289A), Jul 12, 2010: Cessna 180J (N7751K), Kakhonak, AK, Substantial damage. Left homer at 0930 and flew to moraine creek and landed on 1300 foot tundra strip. On departure from the strip the wind was quartering from the left. Wind…
- [Incident 19880913060709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880913060709I), Sep 13, 1988: Cessna 180J (N7751K), Anchorage, AK, Minor damage. Scraped a wing tip on landing. Scrape on wing tip faring very minute.

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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