# Accident 20040805016279A: Cessna 182F, Kustatan, AK, August 5, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 5, 2004, 13:45 local time
- Place: Kustatan, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.7639° N, 151.8892° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.7639&lon=-151.8892&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3481U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3481U) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182F (registry code 2072714, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182F
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 250 total, 130 in this make and model, 33 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC04CA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC04CA088) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040805016279A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ATTEMPTED LANDING ON SANDY STRIP. AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER UPSIDE DOWN AT END OF STRIP. (-23 AMENDMENT) ON AUGUST 5, 2004 AT ABOUT 1245 ALASKA DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 182-F AIRPLANE, N3481U, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN IT FLIPPED UPSIDE DOWN AT THE END OF AN UNAPPROVED DIRT LANDING STRIP ABOUT 70 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ANCHORAGE, ALASKA ON THE KUSTITAN RIVER. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED IN HOMER, ALASKA. THE AIRPLANE WAS BEING OPERATED AS A VISUAL FLIGHT RULES PART 91, PERSONAL FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED. PILOT ATTEMPTED A "GO AROUND" AFTER ENCOUNTERING SOFT GROUND WHILE LANDING ON A DIRT/GRASS STRIP. RAN OUT OF RUNWAY AND AIRPLANE NOSED OVER.

## 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 ANC04CA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC04CA088), Aug 5, 2004: Cessna 182F (N3481U), Kenai, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for landing, which resulted in a nose over during the ensuing aborted landing when the airplane encountered soft terrain. Factors contributing to the…

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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