# Accident 20010328039589A: Cessna 180H, Iliamna, AK, March 28, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 28, 2001, 13:00 local time
- Place: Iliamna, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 59.7003° N, 156.6500° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.7003&lon=-156.6500&mi=10
- Aircraft: N91303, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N91303-2004-10-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180H (registry code 2072618, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180H
- Reported engine: CONT O520*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 33,500 total, 900 in this make and model, 95 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC01LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC01LA052) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010328039589A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MARCH 28, 2001, CESSNA 180, AIRCRAFT N91303, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE ON LANDING AT A REMOTE SITE 60 MILES WEST OF ILIAMNA, ALASKA. THE AIRCRAFT OPERATED FAR PART 91 WAS PILOTED BY OWNER ALBERT NOVAK. ON LANDING THE WHEEL/SKI-EQUIPPED AIRCRAFT (LANDING ON SNOW) STRUCK A DRY CLUMP OF DIRT, THAT IN TURN FAILED THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR; THIS ALSO DAMAGED THE RIGHT WING AND PROPELLER. THIS FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER VFR FLIGHT RULES AND WEATHER WAS NOT A FACTOR. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS OPERATING NORMALLY PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT.

## 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 ANC01LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC01LA052), Mar 28, 2001: Cessna 180 (N91303), Iliamna, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of an unsuitable landing area. A factor associated with the accident was uneven terrain.

## Other reports on N91303 (2)

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

- [Accident 20030625037379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030625037379A), Jun 25, 2003: Cessna 180H (N91303), Anchor Point, AK, Substantial damage, 3 fatal. (-23) This aircraft was on a flight from hallo bay wilderness camp, located within the katmai national park, about 100 miles south-southwest of homer, Alaska.…
- [Accident 19760504014029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760504014029A), May 4, 1976: Cessna 180H (N91303), Bethel, AK, Substantial damage. L ski hit rut caused by ovr flow on frozen river

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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