# Accident 20010807020819A: Cessna 180A, Arcticvillage, AK, August 7, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 7, 2001, 15:00 local time
- Place: Arcticvillage, AK
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 68.6322° N, 144.8972° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=68.6322&lon=-144.8972&mi=10
- Aircraft: N81958, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N81958-2018-01-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180A (registry code 2072604, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180A
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC01LA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC01LA111) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010807020819A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRMAN STATED THAT DURING THE ENROUTE PHASE OF FLIGHT FORM WASILLA, AK. HE HAD ENCOUNTERED CARBURETOR ICE ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS BUT THE CARBURETOR HEAT HAD CLEARED THE ICE ADEQUATELY EACH TIME. WHEN HE ARRIVED AT HIS DESTINATION GRAVEL BAR HE FLEW A STANDARD TRAFFIC PATTERN AND PLACED THE CARB HEAT CONTROL IN THE ON POSITION WHEN HE WAS ABEAM THE TOUCHDOWN POINT. HE STATED THAT THE CARB HEAT WAS ON FOR APPROXIMATELY 15 SECONDS BEFORE HE REDUCED POWER TO BEGIN THE DESCENT FROM TRAFFIC PATTERN ALTITUDE. ON SHORT FINAL APPROACH, AFTER CONFIGURING THE AIRCRAFT FOR LANDING WITH FULL FLAPS, HE DETECTED A BAD SPOT ON THE GRAVEL BAR AND ATTEMPTED TO GO AROUND BY ADDING FULL POWER. THE ENGINE RESPONSE WAS PARTIAL POWER BUT NOT ENOUGH TO STOP THE DESCENT. WITH PARTIAL POWER APPLIED, THE GLIDE WAS EXTENDED AND WHEN THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN THE ENGINE ACCELERATED TO FULL POWER. THERE WAS INADEQUATED DISTANCE REMAINING TO SAFELY STOP THE AIRCRAFT SO HE ATTEMPTED TO CONTINUE TO GO AROUND. THE AIRCRAFT WAS STILL IN THE LANDING CONFIGURATION AND HE WAS UNABLE TO GAIN ENOUGH HEIGHT TO CLEAR THE WILLOW SHRUBS AT THE END OF THE GRAVEL BAR. THE AIRCRAFT ENTERED THE WILLOWS AND STRUCK THE GROUND.

## 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 ANC01LA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC01LA111), Aug 7, 2001: Cessna 180A (N81958), Arctic Village, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper use of carburetor heat during a go-around. Factors in the accident were carburetor icing conditions, and high vegetation in the landing area.

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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