# Accident 20020518011469A: Cessna 180H, Skwentna, AK, May 18, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 18, 2002, 23:18 local time
- Place: Skwentna, AK
- Airport: Skwentna Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.8333° N, 150.6333° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.8333&lon=-150.6333&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9024M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9024M) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC02LA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC02LA041) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020518011469A

## Narrative

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

(-23) FLOAT EQUIPPED AIRCRAFT DEPARTED LAKE HOOD, ANCHORAGE, ALASKA TO CHELTANA LAKE. AT APPROXIMATELY 1430 HOURS PILOT HEARD A "SNAP" SOUND FROM THE ENGINE AND NOTICED A VIBRATION, THE ENGINE LOST POWER. PILOT LOCATED A LAKE TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING. THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE AIRCRAFT AND OVERSHOT THE LAKE AND HIT THE TREES ON THE BANK. THERE IS DAMAGE TO LEADING EDGES OF BOTH WINGS AND RIGHT FLOAT. THE ELT WAS ACTIVATED, THE RESCUE COORDINATION CENTER DISPATCHED AN AIR NATIONAL GUARD HELICOPTER. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE RECOVERED AND RETURNED TO ANCHORAGE. NO INJURIES. AIRCRAFT WAS SOLD AND RETRIEVED BY BUYER. WILL AMEND THIS FORM WHEN PILOT CAN BRING IN PILOT LOGS AND NEW AIRCRAFT OWNER IS BACK IN TOWN TO LOOK AT AIRCRAFT LOGS.

## 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 ANC02LA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC02LA041), May 18, 2002: Cessna 180 (N9024M), Skwentna, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total engine failure during cruise flight due to the disentegration of the number five cylinder piston. A contributing factor in the accident was the lack of suitable terrain for a forced landing.

## Other reports on N9024M (2)

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

- [Accident 20210719011249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210719011249A), Jul 19, 2021: Cessna 180H (N9024M), Brenham, TX, Substantial damage. N9024M flight with 01 pilot onboard originating from matagorda island, TX, crashed in a field five miles southeast of Brenham, TX. Pilot stated that seven…
- [Accident 19750304004889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750304004889A), Mar 4, 1975: Cessna 180H (N9024M), Yakima, WA, Substantial damage. Float equip. L wg hit bank.

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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