# Accident 19970421006309A: Cessna 180K, Soldotna, AK, April 21, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 21, 1997, 14:40 local time
- Place: Soldotna, AK
- Airport: Soldotna
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: LAMA
- Location: 60.3203° N, 150.7893° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.3203&lon=-150.7893&mi=10
- Aircraft: N64337, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N64337) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180K (registry code 2072624, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Colvin O-520-EXP (registry code 16900, https://openairdocs.org/engine/colvin-o-520-exp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180K
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,000 total, 2,000 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC97LA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC97LA060) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970421006309A

## Narrative

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

TUNDRA TIRE EQUIPPED 180 VEERED OFF RUNWAY AND NOSED OVER LANDING. DIRECTIONAL CONTROL REDUCED BY TUNDRA TIRES.

## 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 ANC97LA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC97LA060), Apr 21, 1997: Cessna 180K (N64337), Soldotna, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate compensation for cross conditions and failure to maintain directional control of the airplane. A factor relating to the accident was: the variable/gusty/crosswind condition.

## Other reports on N64337 (1)

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

- [Accident 19951007037009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951007037009A), Oct 7, 1995: Cessna 180K (N64337), Cold Bay, AK, Substantial damage. Floatplane struck submerged sandbar on coming off step from water landing nosed over. Floated upside down.

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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