# Accident 20060724016119A: Cessna 180A, Homer, AK, July 24, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 24, 2006, 12:30 local time
- Place: Homer, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: P6KC
- Location: 59.9917° N, 152.6492° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.9917&lon=-152.6492&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9588B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9588B) (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: 6,500 total, 4,000 in this make and model, 125 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC06CA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC06CA097) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060724016119A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 7/24/06, AT APPROXIMATELY 12:30 LOCAL TIME, N9588B, A CESSNA 180A, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHILE LANDING ON AN UNIMPROVED DIRT AIRSTRIP ON THE WEST SIDE OF COOK INLET, APPROXIMATELY 27 NAUTICAL MILES WEST OF NINILCHIK, ALASKA. THE FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR PART 135, ON DEMAND, AND WAS OPERATING IN VFR CONDITIONS. THE PILOT STATED WHILE ON APPROACH FOR LANDING, WITH APPROXIMATELY 25 KNOTS OF HEADWIND, HE EXPERIENCED A STRONG GUST CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT'S LEFT WING TIP TO STRIKE ALDER BRUSH APPROXIMATELY 40 FEET FROM THE CENTER OF THE AIRSTRIP. THE LEFT WING TIP STRIKING THE ALDER BRUSH CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO YAW TO THE LEFT. IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE AIRCRAFT YAWED TO THE LEFT IT TOUCHED DOWN WITH THE LONGITUDINAL AXIS PERPENDICULAR TO THE AIRSTRIP (SIDEWAYS). THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED MOVING PARALLEL TO THE STRIP CAUSING EXCESSIVE SIDE LOADING ON THE LANDING GEAR RESULTING IN THE FAILURE OF THE RIGHT GEAR BOX. THE PILOT STATED THE GUST OCCURRED SO QUICKLY HE WAS UNABLE TO REACT IN TIME TO INITIATE A GO AROUND.

## 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 ANC06CA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC06CA097), Jul 24, 2006: Cessna 180 (N9588B), Anchor Point, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions, which resulted in a collision with high brush during the landing flare. A factor contributing to the accident was wind gusts.

## Other reports on N9588B (1)

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

- [Accident 20150822024029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150822024029A), Aug 22, 2015: Cessna 180A (N9588B), Homer, AK, Substantial damage. Aircraft landed on the beach at silver salmon creek. After landing and at the end of rollout the right tire hit a sand drift and the aircraft spun around like…

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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