# Accident 20000429042009A: Cessna 182A, Wasilla, AK, April 29, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 29, 2000, 18:00 local time
- Place: Wasilla, AK
- Airport: Green'S Strip Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.5199° N, 149.5694° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.5199&lon=-149.5694&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3725D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3725D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182A (registry code 2072704, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182A
- Reported engine: CONT O470*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total, 400 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC00LA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC00LA050) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000429042009A

## Narrative

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

(-23) LANDING ON PRIVATE STRIP (AK65) TO THE WEST, WEST END OF STRIP WAS SOFT. ON LANDING, THE NOSE GEAR DUG IN AND PROP STRUCK GROUND WITH PROP DAMAGE. LEFT WING TIP STRUCK THE GROUND AND DAMAGED APPROXIMATELY 20" OF THE LEFT WING TIP.

## 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 ANC00LA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC00LA050), Apr 29, 2000: Cessna 182 (N3725D), Wasilla, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for landing. A factor in the accident was a soft area of runway.

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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