# Accident 20060524010449A: Cessna 180A, Soldotna, AK, May 24, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 24, 2006, 18:15 local time
- Place: Soldotna, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.5289° N, 150.7200° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.5289&lon=-150.7200&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4814, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4814) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180A (registry code 2072604, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,450 total, 1,100 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC06CA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC06CA060) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060524010449A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AT APPROXIMATELY 1815 ADT, ON MAY 24, 2006, THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND HIS CESSNA 180 ON A 2500' GRAVEL AIRSTRIP EIGHT MILES EAST OF SOLDOTNA, ALASKA. THE WEATHER WAS VFR WITH A 10-15 KNOT RIGHT CROSSWIND. WHILE PERFORMING A WHEEL LANDING TO COUNTER THE CROSSWIND, HE BOUNCED SEVERAL TIMES AND WAS NOT IN TOTAL CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. AS THE AIRCRAFT SLOWED IT WEATHERVANED INTO THE WIND AND THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE RIGHT-TURNING TENDENCY. AS HE APPLIED BRAKES TO STOP THE TURN, THE LEFT LANDING GEAR STRUT BROKE OFF WHERE IT CONNECTS TO THE FUSELAGE. THE AIRCRAFT FELL ONTO ITS LEFT SIDE SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGING THE LEFT WING AND PROPELLER. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP ON THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED.

## 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 ANC06CA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC06CA060), May 24, 2006: Cessna 180 (N4814), Sterling, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for a crosswind during the landing roll, which resulted in an on-ground encounter with the runway surface. Factors contributing to the accident were a crosswind,…

## Other reports on N4814 (1)

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

- [Accident 20130723015719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130723015719A), Jul 23, 2013: Cessna 180A (N4814), Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage. The airman landed his Cessna 180 on runway 7L just before taxi way ?d? At Anchorage international airport (anc). Airman stated that immediately after touch…

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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