# Accident 19980923026389A: Cessna 180, Port Heiden, AK, September 23, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 23, 1998, 09:30 local time
- Place: Port Heiden, AK
- Airport: Port Heiden
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 56.9602° N, 158.5797° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=56.9602&lon=-158.5797&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2204C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2204C) (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
- Reported engine: CONT O470K
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,950 total, 150 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC98LA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC98LA156) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980923026389A

## Narrative

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

(.19) ON SEPTEMBER 23, 1998, ABOUT 1100 ALASKA DAYLIGHT TIME, A WHEEL EQUIPPED CESSNA 180 AIRPLANE, N2204C, RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHILE LANDING AT AN OFF AIRPORT SITE LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 15 MILES EAST OF PORT HEIDEN, ALASKA. THE AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT AND THE THREE PASSENGERS ABOARD WERE NOT INJURED. THE LOCAL, 14 CFR PART 91 FLIGHT OPERATED IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS, AND COMPANY FLIGHT FOLLOWING PROCEDURES WERE IN EFFECT. THE OPERATOR WAS PAINTER CREEK LODGE, AND THE PURPOSE OF THE FLIGHT WAS TO TRANSPORT LODGE CLIENTS TO A HUNTING AREA. DURING A TELEPHONE CONVERSATION WITH AN NTSB INVESTIGATOR ON SEPTEMBER 24, THE PILOT RELATED THAT DURING THE LANDING ROLL, HE INADVERTENTLY DEPRESSED THE RIGHT BRAKE INSTEAD OF THE RIGHT RUDDER PEDAL. THE AIRPLANE SUBSEQUENTLY GROUND LOOPED TO THE RIGHT, DAMAGING THE LEFT WING AND ELEVATOR. THE PILOT SAID THERE WERE NO PREACCIDENT MECHANICAL ANOMALIES WITH THE AIRPLANE. (.4) THE PILOT REPORTED HE WAS FLYING LODGE GUESTS TO A REMOTE, OFF-AIRPORT SITE. DURING THE LANDING ROLL, HE SAID HE INADVERTENTLY HAD HIS RIGHT FOOT ON THE RIGHT  BRAKE, INSTEAD OF THE RUDDER BAR.  HE INADVERTENTLY PUSHED ON THE RIGHT BRAKE, WHEN HE WAS INTEND ING TO PUSH ON THE RIGHT RUDDER BAR. THE AIRPLANE SUBSEQUENTLY GROUND LOOPED TO THE RIGHT, AND THE LEFT WING/ELEVATOR STRUCK THE GROUND.             (-23) PILOT STATED THAT DURING THE LANDING ROLL, HE INADVERTENTLY DEPRESSED THE RIGHT BRAKE INSTEAD OF THE RIGHT RUDDER PEDAL. THE AIRPLANE GROUND LOOPED TO THE RIGHT, DAMAGING THE LEFT WIND AND ELEVATOR. THIS REPORT WILL BE AMENDED AS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE.

## 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 ANC98LA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC98LA156), Sep 23, 1998: Cessna 180 (N2204C), Port Heiden, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadvertent activation of the brakes during the landing roll resulting in a ground loop/swerve.

## Other reports on N2204C (2)

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

- [Accident 19780609013599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780609013599A), Jun 9, 1978: Cessna 180 (N2204C), Dillingham, AK, Substantial damage. Rut on sandy taxiway. Parked a/c N180MM-substantial damage.
- [Accident 19740706019859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740706019859A), Jul 6, 1974: Cessna 180 (N2204C), Wichita, KS, Substantial damage. Main gr tires worn and wx checked. Acft lurched r aftr t/d rolled on and then l of rwy.r tire flat.

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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