# Accident 20050808022669A: Cessna 182, Northway, AK, August 8, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 8, 2005, 22:30 local time
- Place: Northway, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 62.2500° N, 142.8333° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.2500&lon=-142.8333&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6480A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6480A-2013-04-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182 (registry code 2072702, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 507 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC05CA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC05CA119) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050808022669A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PIC ATTEMPTED LANDING ON UNIMPROVED OFF-AIRPORT LOCATION THAT RESULTED IN AIRCRAFT CONTACTING LOW BRUSH AND CATCHING THE TAIL CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP OVER ONTO ITS BACK. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## 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 ANC05CA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC05CA119), Aug 8, 2005: Cessna 182 (N6480A), Nabesna, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of an unsuitable area for landing, which resulted in an on ground encounter with brush, and subsequent loss of control during an aborted landing. Factors associated with 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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