# Accident 19920704026349A: Cessna 180, Naknek, AK, July 4, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 4, 1992, 22:30 local time
- Place: Naknek, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 58.8007° N, 156.9002° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=58.8007&lon=-156.9002&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2824A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2824A) (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
- Reported engine: CONT O470L
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,700 total, 400 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC92LA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92LA102) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920704026349A

## Narrative

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

ENCOUNTERED SUDDEN FULL 30 KNOT CROSSWIND ON BEACH TAKEOFF. WEATHERVANED. SIDE LOAD PULLED RIGHT GEAR FROM GEARBOX.

## 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 ANC92LA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92LA102), Jul 5, 1992: Cessna 180 (N2824A), Naknek, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. FACTORS INCLUDE GUSTY CROSSWIND CONDITIONS.

## Other reports on N2824A (1)

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

- [Incident 19890823052729I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890823052729I), Aug 23, 1989: Cessna 180 (N2824A), So Sioux City, NE, 1 fatal. Jumpers chutes did not deploy on free fall jump. Both chutes properly packed. Wearing automatic activating device.

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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