# Accident 20001114041729A: Cessna 180, Clarks Point, AK, November 14, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 14, 2000, 11:00 local time
- Place: Clarks Point, AK
- Airport: Clarks Point
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 58.8291° N, 158.5294° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=58.8291&lon=-158.5294&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1681C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1681C) (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 O470*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC01LA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC01LA019) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001114041729A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT N1681C WAS ON THE LANDING ROLL AT CLARKS POINT, ALASKA WITH A GUSTING 20 KNOT LEFT CROSSWIND. THE RUNWAY SURFACE WHICH IS GRAVEL AND UNDER NEW CONSTRUCTION HAD STANDING WATER IN PLACES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS EQUIPPED WITH GAR-AERO 29X10 TIRES. THE PILOT HAD PROPER CONTROL POSITIONS FOR A LEFT CROSSWIND AND WAS APPLYING RIGHT BRAKE AT THE SAME TIME. THE PILOT SAID THAT THE RIGHT TIRE WAS HYDROPLANING ON THE STANDING WATER WHEN IT HIT A ROCK OR GRAVEL WITH THE BRAKE LOCKED. THE TIRE SPUN ON THE WHEEL CAUSING THE VALVE-STEM TO SEVER, CAUSING AN IMMEDIATE FLAT TIRE. THE AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED TO THE RIGHT CAUSING THE RIGHT WING TIP TO STRIKE THE GROUND, CAUSING DAMAGE FROM THE TIP TO APPROXIMATELY TWO AND A HALF FEET INBOARD. THE RIGHT GEAR BOX SUFFERED A FEW LOOSE RIVITS. OVERALL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT IS MINIMAL.

## 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 ANC01LA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC01LA019), Nov 14, 2000: Cessna 180 (N1681C), Clarks Point, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's excessive application of the brakes during landing roll. Factors associated with the accident were water on the runway, low tire pressure, a sheared tire valve stem, and a fractured…

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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