# Incident 19970619026619I: Cessna 180, Kenai, AK, June 19, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 19, 1997, 14:01 local time
- Place: Kenai, AK
- Airport: Kenai Municipal
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.5733° N, 151.2448° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at KENAI MUNI (ENA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.5733&lon=-151.2448&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9640B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9640B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180 (registry code 2072602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 400 total, 250 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970619026619I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON JUNE 19, 1997, MR. TWOHY, HOLDER OF PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE NO. 472582364, DEPARTED KING SALMON, AK ON A VFR FLIGHT PLAN TO ANCHORAGE/MERRILL FIELD. WHILE ENROUTE, HE EXPERIENCED LOW OIL PRESSURE INDICATIONS AND RADIO FAILURE. BECAUSE OF THE LOW OIL PRESSURE, HE PROCEEDED DIRECT TO KENAI, AK. WHILE DESCENDING, THE ENGINE QUIT COMPLETELY. AND HE LANDED ON THE NEAREST RUNWAY AT THE KENAI AIRPORT AGAINST THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC. DUE TO THE RADIO PROBLEMS, HE WAS UNABLE TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY OR INDICATE HIS LANDING INTENTIONS. NO VIOLATIONS NOTED. MEDICAL WAS CURRENT AND BFR COMPLETED IN MAY 1997. ENGINE FAILURE THOUGHT TO BE DUE TO LOW FUEL LEVEL IN TANK SELECTED.

## Other reports on N9640B (2)

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

- [Incident 20070717020329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070717020329I), Jul 17, 2007: Cessna 180 (N9640B), Anchorage, AK, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot departed runway 25 for ship creek departure. At about 400 feet AGL aircraft lost power, and pilot pushed engine controls full forward, checked fuel…
- [Accident 19910916045539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910916045539A), Sep 16, 1991: Cessna 180 (N9640B), Telida, AK, Substantial damage. Lost directional control landing. Ground looped. Crosswind exceeded aircraft crosswind component. Was low on fuel.

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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