# Accident 20060702011849A: Cessna 180K, Anchorage, AK, July 2, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 2, 2006, 10:33 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Airport: Lake Hood Strip Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.1869° N, 149.9653° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.1869&lon=-149.9653&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2868K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2868K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180K (registry code 2072624, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180K
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC06CA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC06CA083) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060702011849A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED AFTER LANDING ON LAKE HOOD STRIP RUNWAY 31. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, ON ROLL OUT HE WAS SLIGHTLY OFF CENTER AND TRIED TO CORRECT USING RIGHT RUDDER BUT HIS FOOT WAS TOO HIGH ON THE PEDAL WHICH CAUSED RIGHT BRAKING ACTION AND LED TO THE GROUND LOOP. HE WAS SLOW IN REACTING AND CORRECTIVE INPUTS WERE TOO LATE.

## 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 ANC06CA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC06CA083), Jul 2, 2006: Cessna 180 (N2868K), Anchorage, 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 and a runway edge light. Factors contributing to the…

## Other reports on N2868K (1)

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

- [Accident 19800706026389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800706026389A), Jul 6, 1980: Cessna 180 (N2868K), Santa Fe, NM, Substantial damage. Nosed over on takeoff roll on sod strip. Indicates brakes were on with tail wheel off ground.

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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