# Accident 20000702042649A: Cessna 182, New Stuyahok, AK, July 2, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 2, 2000, 12:30 local time
- Place: New Stuyahok, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 59.4906° N, 157.2890° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.4906&lon=-157.2890&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9013G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9013G-2002-11-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182 (registry code 2072702, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,100 total, 1,200 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC00LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC00LA087) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000702042649A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT REPORTED THAT WHILE ON HIS TAKEOFF ROLL FROM THE NASHAGAK RIVER, AT ROTATION SPEED, A GUST OF WIND PICKED UP THE RIGHT WING AND THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT. HE APPLIED HARD RIGHT RUDDER IN AN ATTEMPT TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM, HOWEVER, THE RIGHT WING CONTINUED TO LIFT. ADDITIONALLY, HE EXPERIENCED A STRONG DOWNDRAFT AT WHICH POINT BOTH FLOATS STRUCK A GRAVEL BAR, BOUNCED AND CARTWHEELED OVER AND THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP ON ITS BACK. THE PILOT ALSO STATED THAT THERE WAS 100 FOOT BLUFF ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RIVER, AND BELIEVES THAT THE BLUFF PRODUCED THE GUSTY WIND CONDITIONS. THE PILOT WAS COUNSELED CONCERNING OTHER POSSIBLE OPTIONS, BUT FELT THAT HE HAD NONE AT THE TIME.

## 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 ANC00LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC00LA087), Jul 2, 2000: Cessna 182 (N9013G), New Stuyahok, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for a crosswind. A factor associated with the accident was a crosswind.

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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