# Accident 19950914029819A: Cessna 180K, Port Alsworth, AK, September 14, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 14, 1995, 18:00 local time
- Place: Port Alsworth, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.2003° N, 154.2791° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.2003&lon=-154.2791&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2940K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2940K) (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 O470L
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,831 total, 130 in this make and model, 156 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC95LA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC95LA170) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950914029819A

## Narrative

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

LEFT MAIN WHEEL SPLIT DURING WHEEL LANDING ON REMOTE STRIP. STRUT DUG IN AND AIRCRAFT WENT UP ON NOSE AND WING TIP.

## 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 ANC95LA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC95LA170), Sep 15, 1995: Cessna 180 (N2940K), Port Alsworth, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: Failure of the main landing gear wheel that had been modified for a tundra tire.

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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