# Accident 19960723019749A: Cessna 182J, Nikiski, AK, July 23, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 23, 1996, 21:00 local time
- Place: Nikiski, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.6903° N, 151.2889° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Nikiski, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.6903&lon=-151.2889&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2831F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2831F-2019-03-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182J (registry code 2072722, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182J
- Reported engine: CONT O470R
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 600 total, 40 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC96LA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC96LA106) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960723019749A

## Narrative

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

ON THE STEP FOR WATER TAKEOFF FAILED MAKE BEND IN RIVER. PULLED IT OFF AND STRUCK TREES 100FT INLAND.

## 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 ANC96LA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC96LA106), Jul 24, 1996: Cessna 182 (N2831F), Nikiski, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during takeoff.

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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