# Accident 19950712022759A: Cessna 180K, King Salmon, AK, July 12, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 12, 1995, 18:00 local time
- Place: King Salmon, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 58.7501° N, 156.5395° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=58.7501&lon=-156.5395&mi=10
- Aircraft: N63336, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N63336) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180K (registry code 2072624, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180K
- Reported engine: CONT O470U
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 325 total, 270 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC95LA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC95LA100) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950712022759A

## Narrative

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

ENCOUNTERED WINDSHEAR ON WATER LANDING. IMPACTED HARD ELECTED GO AROUND. CROSSWIND DRIFT. STRUCK ROCKS ON SHORE.

## 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 ANC95LA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC95LA100), Jul 13, 1995: Cessna 180K (N63336), King Salmon, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO ADEQUATELY COMPENSATE FOR WIND CONDITIONS, WHICH RESULTED IN A FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. THE DOWNDRAFT AND CROSSWIND WERE RELATED FACTORS.

## Other reports on N63336 (1)

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

- [Accident 19790310004459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790310004459A), Mar 10, 1979: Cessna 180 (N63336), Palmer, AK, Substantial damage. Pilot made forced landing due to engine failure. Investigation failed to show the cause of the engine failure.

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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