# Accident 20020608013929A: Cessna 180F, Fairbanks/Ft Wa, AK, June 8, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 8, 2002, 14:00 local time
- Place: Fairbanks/Ft Wa, AK
- Airport: Blair Lake
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.3667° N, 147.3667° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.3667&lon=-147.3667&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2162Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2162Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180F (registry code 2072614, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180F
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC02LA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC02LA072) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020608013929A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED. AS THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN ON THE LANDING AREA IT VEERED TO THE LEFT. THE PILOT APPLIED RIGHT RUDDER AND BRAKE TO STOP THE TURN BUT THE TIRE SLIPPED ON THE GRASS AND THE LEFT LANDING GEAR BEGAN CONTACTING BRUSH ALONG THE EDGE OF THE STRIP WHICH AGGRAVATED THE LEFT TURN. THE RIGHT TIRE GAINED TRACTION ON A PATCH OF DIRT/GRAVEL AND THE AIRPLANE TURNED ABRUPTLY TO THE RIGHT CAUSING IT TO TIP OVER ONTO ITS LEFT WINGTIP. THE AIRPLANE CAME TO A STOP RESTING ON ITS NOSE AND THE MAIN GEAR.

## 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 ANC02LA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC02LA072), Jun 8, 2002: Cessna 180 (N2162Z), Fairbanks, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll which resulted in the left wing striking the ground. A factor contributing to the accident was the…

## Other reports on N2162Z (4)

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

- [Accident 20090614047259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090614047259A), Jun 14, 2009: Cessna 180F (N2162Z), King Salmon, AK, Substantial damage. Airman stated that on landing at the King Salmon Airport with a slight crosswind that he lost control of his airplane and it spun around (ground looped) on him.
- [Accident 20030917026449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030917026449A), Sep 17, 2003: Cessna 180F (N2162Z), AK, Substantial damage. (-23) During take-off, from a beach near the mouth of the tsiu river, Mr. Baker shifted take-off direction approx 10 degrees due to the glare from the sun. The…
- [Accident 19780512012049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780512012049A), May 12, 1978: Cessna 180F (N2162Z), Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage
- [Accident 19770320006229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770320006229A), Mar 20, 1977: Cessna 180F (N2162Z), Kenai, AK, Substantial damage. Snow 6 to 8 inches deep.

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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