# Accident 19980303007329A: Cessna 180H, Tatitna, AK, March 3, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 3, 1998, 17:00 local time
- Place: Tatitna, AK
- Airport: Tatitna Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 63.6102° N, 154.7796° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=63.6102&lon=-154.7796&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4751U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4751U) (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 O470N
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,870 total, 1,315 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC98LA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC98LA024) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980303007329A

## Narrative

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

HIT A RUT LANDING ON NARROW UNPLOWED RUNWAY. LEFT WING HIT WILLOW TREES. (.4)DURING THE LANDING ROLL ON A SNOW COVERED LANDING STRIP, THE AIRPLANE'S SKIS BEGAN TO TRACK IN A SNOW MACHINE RUT,  PULLING THE AIRPLANE TO THE LEFT.  THE PILOT APPLIED POWER AND FULL RIGHT RUDDER, BUT THE AIRPLANE CONTINUED LEFT, STRIKING TREES ON THE EDGE OF THE 1,200-FOOT-LONG BY 12-FOOT-WIDE LANDING STRIP.

## 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 ANC98LA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC98LA024), Mar 3, 1998: Cessna 180H (N4751U), Tatitna, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for landing. A factor was the snow machine ruts creating a rough landing surface.

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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