# Accident 20080322013949A: Cessna 180, Chena Hot Spri, AK, March 22, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 22, 2008, 20:00 local time
- Place: Chena Hot Spri, AK
- Airport: Chena Hot Springs
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 65.0519° N, 146.0475° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=65.0519&lon=-146.0475&mi=10
- Aircraft: N180JP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N180JP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180 (registry code 2072602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 320 total, 175 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC08CA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC08CA044) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080322013949A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON WHEEL SKIS AT CHENA HOT SPRINGS (AK13) RUNWAY 08 WITH WINDS OF 25 KNOTS GUSTING TO 35+ KNOTS. AIRCRAFT STRUCK LEFT GEAR ON A PARKED VEHICLE NEXT TO RUNWAY DURING LANDING ATTEMPT AND TORE GEAR FROM AIRCRAFT STRIKING LEFT WING STRUT AND FLAP BENDING THEM UP. PILOT MADE GO AROUND AND LANDED AIRCRAFT ON REMAINING MAIN LANDING GEAR. AIRCRAFT STRUCK AND DAMAGED LEFT WING DURING ROLL OUT.

## 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 ANC08CA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC08CA044), Mar 23, 2008: Cessna 180 (N180JP), Fairbanks, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control and inadequate compensation for wind conditions during a go-around. Contributing to the accident were wind gusts and a crosswind.

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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