# Accident 19960909031169A: Cessna 182A, Fairbanks, AK, September 9, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 9, 1996, 17:00 local time
- Place: Fairbanks, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.8104° N, 147.7191° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.8104&lon=-147.7191&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6022B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6022B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182A (registry code 2072704, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182A
- Reported engine: CONT O470U
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 390 total, 50 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC96LA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC96LA156) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960909031169A

## Narrative

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

FLOATPLANE NOSED OVER LANDING ON LAKE. WIND GUST CAUSED FLOAT SUBMERGE. NOSED OVER. VEGETATION CONTRIBUTED ALSO.

## 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 ANC96LA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC96LA156), Sep 10, 1996: Cessna 182 (N6022B), Fairbanks, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for gusty wind conditions during the landing roll. A factor associated with the accident is the gusty wind conditions.

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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