# Accident 20080421835389A: Cessna 180, Kodiak, AK, April 21, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 21, 2008, 11:30 local time
- Place: Kodiak, AK
- Airport: Kodiak
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 57.7500° N, 152.4939° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=57.7500&lon=-152.4939&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3043E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3043E-2016-08-29) (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
- Reported engine: CONT O470*
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,329 total, 329 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC08LA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC08LA055) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080421835389A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON APRIL 21, 2008, AT 11:30 ALASKA DAYLIGHT TIME, A TUNDRA TIRE EQUIPED CESSNA 180, N3043E, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AS A RESULT OF LOSS OF CONTROL DURING LANDING AT THE KODIAK, ALASKA AIRPORT. TO BE AMMENDED.

## 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 ANC08LA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC08LA055), Apr 21, 2008: Cessna 180 (N3043E), Kodiak, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of control during the landing roll due to a failure or malfunction of the brake system, resulting in a loss of control, and structural damage to the airplane.

## Other reports on N3043E (2)

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

- [Accident 20150822016399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150822016399A), Aug 22, 2015: Cessna 180 (N3043E), Kasilof, AK, Substantial damage, 2 fatal. On August 22, 2015, about 2020 Alaska daylight time, a wheel-equipped Cessna 180 airplane, N3043E, sustained substantial damage after impacting tree-covered…
- [Incident 20130914018589I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130914018589I), Sep 14, 2013: Cessna 180 (N3043E), Soldotna, AK, Minor damage. Pilot was taxiing across ramp to runway after fueling. Pilot noticed his safety harness had pulled out of the buckle and reached down to re-fasten it. 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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