# Accident 19990802024699A: Cessna 180, Sand Point, AK, August 2, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 2, 1999, 20:00 local time
- Place: Sand Point, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: K0HC
- Location: 55.2598° N, 160.6599° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=55.2598&lon=-160.6599&mi=10
- Aircraft: N49JT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N49JT) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,400 total, 5,400 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC99LA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC99LA115) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990802024699A

## Narrative

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

(.19) ON AUGUST 2, 1999, ABOUT 2000 ALASKA DAYLIGHT TIME, A WHEEL EQUIPPED CESSNA 180 AIRPLANE, N49JT, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHILE LANDING AT A REMOTE BEACH SITE, LOCATED ABOUT 18 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SAND POINT, ALASKA, AT 55.13 NORTH LATITUDE, 160.50 WEST LONGITUDE.  THE AIRPLANE WAS BEING OPERATED AS A VISUAL FLIGHT RULES (VFR) ON-DEMAND CHARTER FLIGHT UNDER TITLE 14, CFR PART 135, WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED.  THE CERTIFICATED COMMERCIAL PILOT, AND THE SOLE PASSENGER ABOARD, WERE NOT INJURED.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND COMPANY FLIGHT FOLLOWING PROCEDURES WERE IN EFFECT.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED ABOUT 1945 FROM UNGA VILLAGE, ALASKA. DURING A TELEPHONE CONVERSATION WITH THE NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD INVESTIGATOR-IN-CHARGE ON AUGUST 12, THE PILOT REPORTED HE WAS LANDING ON A GRAVEL COVERED BEACH.  HE STATED THAT DURING THE INITIAL TOUCHDOWN, THE LEFT MAIN WHEEL STRUCK A LARGE ROCK, AND THE AIRPLANE VEERED TO THE LEFT.  HE SAID THAT HE WAS ABLE TO CORRECT FOR THE VEER, AS HE BROUGHT THE AIRPLANE TO A STOP.  A POST-LANDING INSPECTION REVEALED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE FUSELAGE AT THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR ATTACH POINT, AND LEFT DOOR POST ASSEMBL Y. THE PILOT ADDED THAT THERE WERE NO PREACCIDENT MECHANICAL ANOMALIES WITH THE AIRPLANE. (-23) ON AUGUST 2, 1999 AT APPROXIMATELY 10:40 AM PILOT IN COMMAND INITIATED HIS TENTH BEACH LANDING WHEN ON LANDING HE HIT AN UNNOTICED ROCK CAUSING DAMAGE TO HIS RIGHT LANDING GEAR (WHEEL ASSEMBLY), AND AT THE TIME THOUGHT SOME MINOR DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT GEAR BOX. A CERTIFIED IA PERFORMED AN INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT FOR A ONE TIME FEERY PERMIT TO THE ANCHORAGE AREA. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION THE GEAR WAS FOUND TO HAVE SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.        (.4) THE CERTIFICATED COMMERCIAL PILOT, WITH ONE PASSENGER ABOARD, WAS LANDING ON A REMOTE GRAVEL-COVERED BEACH. DURING THE INITIAL TOUCHDOWN, THE LEFT MAIN WHEEL STRUCK A LARGE ROCK, AND THE AIRPLANE VEERED TO THE LEFT. THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO CORRECT FOR THE VEER, AND BROUGHT THE AIRPLANE TO A STOP. A POSTLANDING INSPECTION REVEALED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE FUSELAGE AT THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR ATTACH POINT, AND THE LEFT DOOR POST ASSEMBLY. THE PILOT SAID THAT THERE WERE NO PREACCIDENT MECHANICAL ANOMALIES WITH THE AIRPLANE.

## 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 ANC99LA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC99LA115), Aug 3, 1999: Cessna 180 (N49JT), Sand Point, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for landing. A factor in the accident was a large rock.

## Other reports on N49JT (1)

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

- [Accident 20031110027879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031110027879A), Nov 10, 2003: Cessna 180 (N49JT), Skwentna, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot stated that he chose to land at a remote strip that he has used before. After evaluating the landing site pilot estimated approximately 3 inches of…

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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