# Accident 19970802025819A: Cessna 180H, Port Ashton, AK, August 2, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 2, 1997, 16:00 local time
- Place: Port Ashton, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 55.9192° N, 159.4894° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=55.9192&lon=-159.4894&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9044M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9044M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180H (registry code 2072618, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180H
- Reported engine: CONT O470*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 17,000 total, 930 in this make and model, 106 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC97LA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC97LA116) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970802025819A

## Narrative

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

(.4) AFTER LANDING ON A BEACH, THE PILOT TURNED DOWNWIND TO TAXI. THE AIRPLANE'S WHEELS CONTACTED SOFT SAND, AND THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER.

## 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 ANC97LA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC97LA116), Aug 3, 1997: Cessna 180 (N9044M), Port Ashton, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain. Factors associated with the accident were the tailwind and soft terrain.

## Other reports on N9044M (1)

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

- [Incident 20111116026649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111116026649I), Nov 16, 2011: Cessna 180H (N9044M), Van Nuys, CA, Minor damage. Pilot stated he landed rwy 16R, then taxied north on taxi way "a" to "A2". When turning off of "A2" onto pentastar's ramp he struck an unlit taxi way sign that…

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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